Corporate tactics over tensions

Learn to say NO

Don’t say, you have completed your work even if you complete early

Keep some buffer time for development work with dev testing. Quote your point accordingly.

Don’t spend extra time for work and loose your personal time.

Not all your colleagues are friends.

Learn to say no and agree to disagree

It’s okay and should be a good practice to make relevant people responsible for their work.

The above helps you maintain boundaries!

Don't take your job too seriously. Never risk yourself for the company. Choices come to between you and the company, send flowers.

Career growth and learning are overrated measures.

Threat of firing is exaggerated. Managers need you as much as you need the job.

Knowledge is important only in individual roles. For managerial and management roles you need skill in politics and loads of luck.

Your job is just a tool to survive. Not your identity.
Electricians have screw driver, plumber has spanner, carpenter has a saw, we have laptop. That's it.

Never smile/look happy in office. Happy face invites trouble, today, Tomorrow or some other day.

Be cheerful and happy when you resign even if you don't have an offer in hand, staring at bankruptcy, sky is about to fall on your head. After resignation, pretend to be the happiest.

Your manager is not your friend. Infact he/she is your enemy. Be very careful when he is friendly. Info you share during happy times can and will be used against you when shit goes wrong.

Never trust a professional "leader". If someone can wear a suit and tie in Indian weather to "look" professional, they can do anything to you.

Always have backup plan.