Yeah #4 is kind of simplified fact of the matter is that thin line between peon and leader.
It does translate in how someone views them self and carry themselves as they do it. Body language is everything in this world.... so is tone. Strange how the words themselves don't carry as much weight.
Like when I do grunt work, if I do it and it's not important or required "I'm the peon". An example, in one of my work places I like to organize the paper cups and donuts symmetrically. I've had people comment like... "Oh you don't need to do that". Things LIKE that. Not exactly as quirky or stupid as that but you get the picture.
Or doing work that NOBODY asked you to do. Sometimes I do that, it looks really debasing, especially if it's something trivial. Another example, I'll say "Hey mike, I'm headed to the photocopier, let me do that for you". surprisingly, that's actually very low status. I don't know why. But it's always perceived like that. A very logical way to save time and energy but if it looks like I'm trying to garner favor... ug. So I don't offer to do anyone's work anymore. Because it looks like HIS time is more valuable than my time. So now I try to look like I'm building some GODLIKE TPS report and the top CEO of the company needs it ASAP. Sometimes looking important is more important than actually being important.
But in cases where something really needs to be done like I have to find the biblograhy for the paper and compile it and no one else can or won't do it... I'll kind of voice it out like... "Oh jesus jesus fine fine! I'll do it. Christ people. It's not that hard". It's kind of how I get that air of leadership. because I make it clear that it's something so easy they should be able to figure it out themselves and not need someone like me to do it. It works really well and I can feel everyone go like "Oh **** we suck".
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