A good job isn't owed to you
Regardless of the causes, let's look at the outcomes and what you have to deal with at work as a consequence. As let's face it, a lot of the theories behind our narcissistic culture cannot be corrected by you yourself so it's better to focus on what you can control.
There are many with this attitude in the workplace, some will have succeeded with this mentality while other will not have. The most important thing to remember when working with narcissists is to ignore them. It's far too easy to fall into the trap of appearing juvenile pointing out that others deserve nothing because of their complete ineptitude while you do the actual work. This approach will never lead to a satisfying conclusion.
Instead it is far more beneficial to yourself to focus on your own strengths and weaknesses. That way you can shout about your strengths and improve on your weaknesses, putting your time and energy to good use. This way you are not playing the same game as the others who think they deserve everything, you are actually working towards bettering your work which will likely get noticed by the right people.
Achieving a healthy mindset towards work is an achievement, it takes practice and effort. However once learnt it leads to a much more satisfying work life and the effects can be seen through your work and personality while at work. Plus this will really annoy anyone with a 'deservist' attitude as they will see you benefiting yourself and progressing at work while they increase their whining of why they deserve more. Who is the real winner in that scenario?
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| If everyone deserves everything, we'd all have nothing |
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