Career development | Workplace hacks to get ahead

In addition to the usual animals-dressed-as-humans, surrealist memes and political discussion threads, one Reddit user sparked a discussion on hard-learned ‘workplace hacks’.

Going beyond the standard ‘dress for the job you want’ and ‘the customer is always right’ adages, users shared some useful (and some questionable) pieces of knowledge:

Fake it ‘till you make it

“Several times in life I've cold called a company to confirm my interview time. I didn't have one prior to my call, but in their confusion and inability to even find my resume I've managed to secure an interview about four out of five times. Twice I've gotten the job…”