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“Important" workers also love jargon. Can't get enough of it. The more modern jargon you can infuse into your workplace utterances, the more intelligent you'll appear. You have to use words like “synergy” and “workflow” and “action items” and “deliverables.” You gotta know how to spin like a top: when the boss asks you why you haven't turned in your project yet, you spin him a long web of jargon. He'll either get confused or bored, or will find your answer satisfactory enough. You can also solemnly say things like “I accept responsibility for that,” which makes you seem like a real honest guy, and gets you out of any punishments, since you've already owned up to your mistakes.
Next: be an enjoyable person to be around. Be very attractive if you can be. You're gonna need magnetism to succeed in this world. And if you're fun to be around, it does not matter what your work outputs look like.
A common mistake that young people make in the workplace is just putting their heads down and getting done every single task, failing to ever make alliances with their coworkers. Resist the temptation! Network instead. Networking just basically means talking to your coworkers or clients, and following up on basic things. Maybe ask people about their hobbies. Then, when you see so-and-so from accounting, you can ask, “How'd that pickleball match go?” And there you go, an instant, longlasting connection, all because you cared about a person and remembered something they liked.
In this person's case, they'll have to carry out a meeting they're nervous about…
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Confident young man gives work presentation.
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I've been pretending to understand my job for eight months and I think I've finally reached a level where I actually can't fake it anymore. Do I come clean to my boss or just keep going?
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The people below gave some excellent advice, and I'll add some, too. If I was this person, I'd start Slacking around like crazy. I'd be messaging everyone else in the meeting to say, “Hi! I'm holding this meeting and touching upon X and Y. I know you've been doing some great work with that — can I call on you to present this slide?”
That'll include other people in the presentation, too. It makes this person seem very knowledgeable, and like the type of person who relies on many sources for their information.
Okay, now let's see what other people suggested.
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Boss cheerfully invites employee to give his presentation to the other workers.
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Confident young man smiles while giving work presentation.
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