Corporate University

I have been working for almost 10 years now. Many lessons were learnt, some were taught by seniors and some were picked up through observations, but the bulk of it came from doing things the wrong (and sometimes hard) way. That is working experience and you can't get it by reading books or attending lectures. You have to experience it.

Forget about the technical stuff. Those are fundamentals, and chances are, you will forget most (if not everything) you have learnt in the college because you don't need them. Give me a statistics question right now and I can confirm I don't know how to calculate the mean, the bell curve or the Z-score. But there's always books or manuals to get be back on my feet. And with the advent of internet, the answer is just a google away.

The key lesson in corporate university is how to deal with people. No matter where you are, you are bound to face with bitches and jerks. And the worst part is these bitches and jerks happen to be your boss or supervisor. Then, there are the ass-kissers and i-know-more-than-you colleagues. Your survival in the corporate life depends on the manner you deals with these bunch of hypocrites and their office politics.

Compare to 10 years ago, I am a wiser person. However, the lesson never stops as this is a life long learning process. Wishfully, I hope I can continue the rat race in one piece.