Workplace Transformation: Apply 23 Stoic Rules at Workplace for Joyful Life

By I J Nayak

Embark on a journey of "Workplace Transformation" with I. J. Nayak, applying 23 Stoic Rules for a joyful and fulfilling professional life. This book, nestled within the genres of Business & Professional Humor, Self-Help & Psychology Humor, and Workplace Culture,

• Language: English
• Publisher: I J Nayak
• Release date: Nov 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798869028433

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Workplace Transformation

Apply 23 Stoic Rules at Workplace for Joyful Life

PART - 1

This text was originally published in India on the year of 2023.

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by I J Nayak

This publication has no affiliation with the original Author or publication company.

Workplace Transformation

Apply 23 Stoic Rules at Workplace for Joyful Life

PART - 1

I J Nayak

India

2023

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

RULE 1 - ACCEPT THAT PEOPLE ARE ANNOYING

RULE 2 - ACCEPT THAT EVEN BOSSES CAN BE ANNOYING

RULE 3 - DON'T USE CORPORATE FLUBBER

RULE 4 - DON'T DELIBERATELY CONFUSE AUDIENCES

RULE 5 - BE PREPARED FOR THINGS TO GO OFF THE RAILS

RULE 6 - THINK LESS

RULE 7 - ABANDON IRRELEVANT

RULE 8 - BEWARE TECHNOLOGY IN MEETINGS

RULE 9 - DO SOMETHING ANYTHING

RULE 10 -DO NOTHING

RULE 11 - DON'T PROCRASTINATE

RULE 12 - CARE, BUT DON'T CARE

RULE 13 - SUCK UP, BUT DON'T SUCK UP

RULE 14 - DON'T FREAK OUT

RULE 15 - JOLLY OTHERS (AND YOURSELF) ALONG

RULE 16 - PRETEND TO BE DISCIPLINED

RULE 17 - DON'T COMPLAIN

RULE 18 - DON'T WEAPONISE CC

RULE 19 - DOUBLE-CHECK EMAILS BEFORE SENDING

RULE 20 - DON'T EAT PRETZELS ON THE TOILET

RULE 21 - USE EMPTY PLATITUDES TO CUSHION NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

RULE 22 - DON'T GET CAUGHT SLAGGING PEOPLE OFF

RULE 23 - MAKE A DECISION

INTRODUCTION

It is Tuesday. The most miserable Tuesday of the week. There is nothing good to do on the Tuesday. You check your calendar and realize that your day is crammed with multiple meetings. Yet, you've got an assignment on the board and a course about ethics and compliance that you need to be completed in addition, Rhonda of procurement is constantly calling regarding the spreadsheet.

The only thing that will keep your spirits up is the possibility of a night out with friends at the end of the week in which everyone is sharing their terrifying experiences from the front. With a couple of drinks of wine, it is easy to slip into despair, amidst the realization that you've no choice but to do it throughout your existence. Until you die.

Some people don't like the fact that they have to sacrifice their dreams of being creative and earning an income. They are frustrated by the length of time they spend working and how it affects their clothes and how often they eat lunch and when they are able to have a vacation. They are also frustrated at having to go through the same process every day. The people who think they've achieved their dream job are disappointed that it's not with the salary they want but they have to work until robots are created to take the place of their job.

The issue is the absence of choice. Instead of directing in our lives, the vessel we are on we're deckhands who work to keep the company of someone else in the water. Work's conveyor belt can depress anyone's spirits.

In addition, the entire apparatus of work was not created to make us feel happy. It was created to reward us for our efforts and effort. In reality, the system doesn't care about our moods. In other words, it would not bring about so much frustration and boredom.

There are employees who work there that I wouldn't keep from burning cars One colleague confides to me. I'd rather die rather than return to work tomorrow.'

The situation isn't much better for my school's parents group. One parent has injured her knee as a result of a work injury but she is forced to attend meetings for work. Another claims she's working for the sole purpose of funding her stash of Band-Aids in order to protect her from blisters after wearing heels to work. A friend who is an emergency nurse got annoyed by being shouted at by people who are addicted to ice. I'm currently trying to replenish my phone's missing cables, which appear to disappear every time I change my socks.

The only person I've encountered recently who actually enjoys work is Death from Neil Gaiman's novel that has been turned into Netflix program The Sandman. There are a lot of people who aren't employed in a position they love which is why I believe I'm the only one who isreally fortunate according to her.

The problem when work is you're expected to show up with a positive, go-getter attitude each and every day. In the majority of cases, working hours are accompanied by a journey. It means your day can begin and end in a uncomfortable position next to those on the train with a sneezy nose but no tissues or is munching on an unpalatable banana, or has an unintentional but loud conversation on the phone about whether you should make pasta or chicken for dinner. If you're stuck in traffic, paying an astronomical fuel bill, while fighting the urge to rage at drivers who drive with their arms hanging out of the window.

If you do manage to get into work, you watch others compose, chew and breathe as you try to complete your task. You go through your savings on a sloppy schnitzel sandwich and a couple of takeaway coffees. When you're required to sit at a 'hot desk and work from home, the risk of being exposed to insects increases dramatically. The endless cycle of meetings without any outcomes can squander your energy.

When you arrive back home, the kitchen is bare, the clothes collection appears to be Himalayan and the house appears like it's been taken over by a ransacked. Then you collapse, exhausted on the couch with a glass of wine in one hand and a smartphone in the other and you spend the next several hours browsing through your mind to soothe the anxiety.

The endless cycle of meetings without any results consumes your soul.

Deskless positions in health, education construction, or emergency services that are vital for the proper functioning of society are also a source of frustration. Friends working in these positions provide us with the opportunity to complain about workplace politics

appear to be merely whingepots considering the challenging situations they face