What I have learned at work:

Those who do the following succeed:

• Come to meetings late and unprepared
  
• Are behind in their work
  
• Ignore emails
• Ignore phone messages
• Ignore company guidelines/policies
• Pursue private agendas on company time

Those who don't are blamed for the chaos and inefficiency caused by those who do.

Oh, what all kinds of a fool I have been. Mission doesn't matter. Integrity doesn't matter. Performance doesn't matter.

Looking out for number one does.

Realizing this makes me ill. I can hardly stomach the thought of walking back into the office and working as if what I believe in matters.