Why isn't everyone as excited as I am to work at my company?
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I work at one of the most (if not the most) well-regarded companies on the planet, in terms of technical reputation as well as workplace benefits.
Orientation was great, and I was fully bought into the Kool-Aid, and I still am. I really do love this company from a mission standpoint.
However, I was saddened to see after starting "real work" that in many ways, it's still just another corporation; people aren't smiling and laughing and excited all the time and life isn't a perpetual party, but why shouldn't it be? In fact people look mostly bored, and caught up in their own personal rat race.
Relatedly, there just isn't the same amount of energy and friendliness as there was in the company-wide orientation, and the welcoming spirit is definitely missing.
I know I landed in a good organization and a great team. Most days I come home super excited and laughing and dancing, and immensely grateful. There are tons of great benefits, both material and cultural, large tangible details as well as small ones, that I notice all the time.
Is it just human nature to acclimate to your situation, no matter how good it is? If so, what can I do to keep things fresh and new, and keep myself grateful? How can I avoid any future resentment at any initial aloofness and natural distrust I feel I encounter from people (which would hinder me building up the trust and credibility that I feel we should generally give to each other as a matter of course)?
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I work at one of the most (if not the most) well-regarded companies on the planet, in terms of technical reputation as well as workplace benefits.
Orientation was great, and I was fully bought into the Kool-Aid, and I still am. I really do love this company from a mission standpoint.
However, I was saddened to see after starting "real work" that in many ways, it's still just another corporation; people aren't smiling and laughing and excited all the time and life isn't a perpetual party, but why shouldn't it be? In fact people look mostly bored, and caught up in their own personal rat race.
Relatedly, there just isn't the same amount of energy and friendliness as there was in the company-wide orientation, and the welcoming spirit is definitely missing.
I know I landed in a good organization and a great team. Most days I come home super excited and laughing and dancing, and immensely grateful. There are tons of great benefits, both material and cultural, large tangible details as well as small ones, that I notice all the time.
Is it just human nature to acclimate to your situation, no matter how good it is? If so, what can I do to keep things fresh and new, and keep myself grateful? How can I avoid any future resentment at any initial aloofness and natural distrust I feel I encounter from people (which would hinder me building up the trust and credibility that I feel we should generally give to each other as a matter of course)?
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I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago
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I work at one of the most (if not the most) well-regarded companies on the planet, in terms of technical reputation as well as workplace benefits.
Orientation was great, and I was fully bought into the Kool-Aid, and I still am. I really do love this company from a mission standpoint.
However, I was saddened to see after starting "real work" that in many ways, it's still just another corporation; people aren't smiling and laughing and excited all the time and life isn't a perpetual party, but why shouldn't it be? In fact people look mostly bored, and caught up in their own personal rat race.
Relatedly, there just isn't the same amount of energy and friendliness as there was in the company-wide orientation, and the welcoming spirit is definitely missing.
I know I landed in a good organization and a great team. Most days I come home super excited and laughing and dancing, and immensely grateful. There are tons of great benefits, both material and cultural, large tangible details as well as small ones, that I notice all the time.
Is it just human nature to acclimate to your situation, no matter how good it is? If so, what can I do to keep things fresh and new, and keep myself grateful? How can I avoid any future resentment at any initial aloofness and natural distrust I feel I encounter from people (which would hinder me building up the trust and credibility that I feel we should generally give to each other as a matter of course)?
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I work at one of the most (if not the most) well-regarded companies on the planet, in terms of technical reputation as well as workplace benefits.
Orientation was great, and I was fully bought into the Kool-Aid, and I still am. I really do love this company from a mission standpoint.
However, I was saddened to see after starting "real work" that in many ways, it's still just another corporation; people aren't smiling and laughing and excited all the time and life isn't a perpetual party, but why shouldn't it be? In fact people look mostly bored, and caught up in their own personal rat race.
Relatedly, there just isn't the same amount of energy and friendliness as there was in the company-wide orientation, and the welcoming spirit is definitely missing.
I know I landed in a good organization and a great team. Most days I come home super excited and laughing and dancing, and immensely grateful. There are tons of great benefits, both material and cultural, large tangible details as well as small ones, that I notice all the time.
Is it just human nature to acclimate to your situation, no matter how good it is? If so, what can I do to keep things fresh and new, and keep myself grateful? How can I avoid any future resentment at any initial aloofness and natural distrust I feel I encounter from people (which would hinder me building up the trust and credibility that I feel we should generally give to each other as a matter of course)?
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I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago
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I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago
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I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago
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I don’t understand the last paragraph at all or it’s relation with your original question. However, are you complaining that company which is technically one of the best in the world is not paying you to party perpetually and instead expecting you to work?
– PagMax
33 mins ago
Welcome to the corporate reality. As much as you have a great outlook when it comes to the workplace imo, it's still up to you if you let the contrasting outlooks of other people affect yours.
– Noir Antares
11 mins ago