Sabotaging Peers to Get Ahead?
Hey guys,
I'm going to be interning soon as a summer analyst at a prominent firm in NYC. I already know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, and have poor people skills. But I am a master manipulator and fantastic liar which I have been able to leverage in order to secure my current position. Considering my skill set, what are the best ways to sabotage your peers in order to gain an edge on them? Gaslighting? Royce Du Pont techniques?
Open to anything and am eager for some veteran responses.
Thanks
Ah yes the master manipulator with poor people skills, makes perfect sense
The idea that the two are correlated is often misconstrued. I am able to see people's desires and insecurities by getting them to talk about themselves (which most people love to blabber on about -- exemplified through some pretty basic neuroscience). Afterwards, I am able to shape my personality and opinions to align with their way of thinking in a non-threatening but complementary way that boosts their ego, and gives them the false impression that we are alike (people subconsciously admire and like those who seem or look similar to them). I can lie and confabulate false experiences on the spot easily, and my great long-term memory gives me an advantage in this matter. This way it is quite easy to obtain their misguided trust. (It baffles me how quickly someone is so readily able to trust a complete stranger when they don't know the first thing about them!). And while to the misguided, I may come across as socially aware, relatable, kind, generous and trustworthy. I consider myself weak in people skills because despite having mastered one-on-one communication, I am terrible at using the same skills and strategies in group settings. I am a naturally introverted person, and often I struggle to find genuine connection and relate to those in my immediate circumstance at social events. You see, my manipulative tendencies are only strong when dealing with individuals not groups. When placed in a crowd, I am unable to equally appeal to everyone the same as I am able to do in one-on-one interactions... I am a malleable, amorphous, chameleon-like parasite, waiting for the opportunity to use the knowledge I have gained to my advantage.
Dude you sound like a sociopath and I guarantee your peers think you're awkward as fuck
I'm not reading all that shit you Bateman wannabe
You sound like me in middle school when I watched death note
Lmao you're not that unique homie
Robert Greene has truly been a menace to society
I can't tell if this is a joke, but if not, you are on your way to a very short-lived banking career.
With a skill set like that, you’re practically running the place already!
Why stop at mere gaslighting when you could also throw in a little espionage and maybe some light blackmail for the full Bond villain experience?
Know someone like this and they were incredibly successful at a very young age.
Basically lied to get into HYP, making up fake leadership positions and shell non-profits.
Lied about their graduation date to get summer offers early on. Eventually got into a MF analyst program. This guy is in his mid 20s and is a principal at a top MF. Lying is an extremely useful skill that you can’t succeed without as you become senior.
That someone’s name? Albert Einstein.
That someone's name? Nelson Mandela
What if he’s lying and he’s not really that manipulative?
Or maybe, I'm manipulating you by not lying? Or maybe I'm lying and am not manipulating you or in this very post I am manipulating you by making you question if I am lying or manipulating you? Or maybe I am just retarded? Who knows?
Yeah I’d roll with the latter here
Master manipulator and fantastic liar? They must have hired you for the CEO fast track.
He'll be a tech founder, any day now.
Hey! If you could just lmk what bank your interning at, I want to make sure I’m not their when your fired. You seem the get angry and shoot a place up type.
Give you a hint think (EVR, CVP, Moellis)
Mfw the "master manipulator" openly tells the public he's a manipulator
Word Bradley
What was that Dale Carnegie book? How to Tonya Harding your competition?
Reddit is down the hallway to the left
What is wrong with you.
You literally sound like the Salt Burn type bro. I’d go seek therapy
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