RULE 56
Keep the faith
There are times when you find yourself in a job where the people around you just aren’t Rules Players in any sense. They may be corrupt or dishonest, resistant to change or obstructive in the way they deal with you. What can you do?
Listen, I know this can be tough, but if you drop your standards, you’ll make things worse and not better. You don’t have to stay in the job, of course, but I appreciate that sometimes leaving a job isn’t that easy, and you may feel you have to stick it out. So, keep the moral high ground and hold firm to what you believe in: decency, integrity, honesty, fair dealing, chivalry, progress. If you don’t behave decently, why should anyone else? It may be a slim hope for improvement, but it’s all ...
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