16. Abandon All Hope Of Innovation
You got the job! Your CV that said you were Prime Minister of India for four years and was composed entirely of interpretive dance worked and now you are employed! Now comes the dream of improving this business, of being the very next Richard Branson. Well, Elon Musk you ain't! Here's the thing. Companies that hire you don't want your helpful suggestions about gaps in the market. They don't want your fresh off the press industry analysis, or your report entitled "How to grow divergent markets in unexplored sectors". Unfortunately, you are a drone, because people more than a year older than you see you as a bawling baby in a pretty floral bonnet. You see, big wigs in their fancy suits and tax deductible city apartments, they like to think they come up with the ideas. They like to think that without them, the company would literally explode. What they do not like is the post boy leaving his (admittedly, entirely accurate) report on the CEO's desk uninvited. This is not The Social Network, get back to work.