I had half a dozen jobs in the last 20 years. I tried being smart and energetic, I tried to stand my ground, I tried to be calm, agressive, passive, active. None of these things seemed to work. Right now I tried the a little slow and dump approach – and for the first time it seems to work.
I deliberately make some small mistakes that are easily corrected and do my work a little slower than average – the boss is sometimes annoyed – but thats it.
I suspect because with this approach I am not on the ''threat'' radar? Competent and smart people are a threat to the position of someone. But the little dumb and slow guy is not a threat to anyone so they leave me more or less alone. Anyone else has experienced this phenomenon?