Chapter 1
Welcome to the Jungle
“You thought the A/Ls were hard? Wait till you meet your department’s unofficial queen.”
Let’s be honest.
You studied hard. You polished your CV. You nailed the interview.
Now you’ve got your first (or second) job. Congrats!
You thought the challenge was getting hired.
But here’s the twist no one told you at the interview:
Doing your job well ≠ Getting ahead.
In fact, your biggest challenge might not be the workload… it’s the people.
Welcome to the real workplace—where the printer jams, meetings could’ve been emails, and office politics runs like an underground electricity line: invisible but powerful.