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8 The corpo meerkat

Corpo meerkats are employees who mix with the corporate crowd. They observe all corpo rules carefully, and try to learn everything as fast as possible. At 17:00 they slowly lift up on their chairs and look around to see who is leaving and who is still staying at the office. Although they would have nothing more to do, they would stay longer if others would do the same.

These are people who don’t fight the system. They follow it.

On the other hand, meerkats follow blindly and don’t analyze the existing rules. Because of those people, you will most probably be following rules without any sense or staying late as your boss might compare you to them and say, “They are much more involved than you,” etc.

Tip: Meerkats would be your perfect subordinate. As a new hire you can learn about the company and its rules from them. It is wise sometimes to mix with the crowd at first before you get to know the system better. Try to always have few meerkats around you.