Being that I've been sat down on several occasions and have been told I need to be less negative and more positive about all the dignity stripping, brain washing and pocket robbing that went on at all my corporate jobs, I've always been on high alert for any corporate manipulation tactics.  So when I came across an article titled "Making Yourself More Likable at Work", I was all ready to yell, "Bullhockey, you bastards!" at my monitor and then start typing out my rant to the JobSchmobbers.

But alas, no such thing was found in the article.  As I started reading it, I found that it actually has some good insight and decent, level-headed advice.

However, my secret desire to bash it peaked again when I read the sentence: "So, if you want to get ahead at the office, you need to figure out how to make yourself likable. "  AH-HA! Get ahead? Make yourself more likable?? See!  They ARE trying to manipulate me into playing the office conformity game!  I hate articles about getting ahead! But then, dammit, it was followed by this constructive gem: "Usually, it's not a matter of changing your personality, but rather making sure that your true personality shows through."

WTF? They actually advise me to let my true personality show through?  Dammit now I'm forced to like an article about becoming more likable at work.  See Ma?  I'm not as stubborn and idealistic as you thought! Nyah!

So here you go, guys.  I have to recommend this article rather than poke fun at it and show the JobSchmobbers once more where we're being manipulated.  Oh well.  At least it's Friday!