Very often you would find reference to soccer in work life. Sometimes the reference is so real, it hurts.
Sales is pretty much like strikers. When they clinch a deal (or score a goal), they are heavily praised upon and rewarded. Whereas the engineers are like the goalkeeper. They do a good job and no one realise. Its only when there is a mistake made (a goal scored) that the engineers get all the unnecessary attention.
1. All that lessons learn in school (training) have never transferred to real life. The competition will tackle you and you may break a leg.
2. You are only valuable to the team when the other teams (other job offers) wants you. Its only then that your boss will notice you.
3. Working hard and long hours doesnt mean you will go home a winner. Often its played on luck and that means being in the right place at the right time.
4. Everyone gives their 2 cents worth on what you should have done after the match (project) ended and not before.
5. No one is happy to be substituted.
6. Fighting among co-workers in front of others are fairly common
7. Staying in one team for good never gets you anywhere. Unless the team you are in, happen to be the top team.Then again, you may still want to leave and go to Madrid.
8. You can expect to work on most weekend. Holidays included.
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