The Office Politics Pitfalls
Pretending to Know What They're Doing
It's a delicate art: pretending to be in charge when, in fact, you have no idea what's going on. Our experts have compiled a list of the most common ways to feign competence in the office:
- Nodding along to every idea, even when you have no idea what it means
- Using buzzwords like "synergy" and "disruption" without actually understanding what they mean
- Blaming the intern for everything
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