Want to Get Promoted at Work? BE LAZY!

If the hardest workers were the ones getting promoted at work and ya know, recognition, you’d be at the top of the career ladder already. Yet, Slacker Chad, who is lazy AF, is the one advancing, when you're overworked, undervalued, and not on the fast track to anything but burnout. Instead of getting mad at it… why not steal his tactics? In this video I’m sharing how to get promoted at work… by being lazy. Not like, the doing nothing and stealing credit for others work kinda lazy, but, well watch and it’ll make sense.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:32 Know when to be mediocre AF
3:00 Make a unique impact
4:06 Create hype (about yourself and your impact)
5:25 The priority you’re missing (and Chad has aced)
6:57 Channel lazy coworker vibes and start saying no

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[TheLeah]

I fell for the lie that I needed to work hard to be promoted. I ended up just being used and having more work put on me.

[yesfed]

Fastest way to get promoted at work is be buddy-buddy with leadership. The harder you work you will be be seen as a “good worker” thats it. Whereas been buddy-buddy will open doors at work. These people don’t care about you. So why should care about them. You’re just a number.

[knowledgeisthepower]

Biggest lesson i ever learnt is a promotion is NOT A REWARD

[titolovely]

i started doing this at work 3 years ago and it got me like 6 promotions. i didnt get lazy, but i did focus entirely on the important stuff and made sure it was done correctly and basically just ignored all the unimportant stuff. making sure your name is associated with the important things that get done correctly, and NOT the minutia that gets done incorrectly is the most important career hack ive ever done.

[TheTillmanSneakerReview]

*PRO TIP #1:* Focus on what people see and the important jobs only. Let somebody else handle the menial tasks.
*PRO TIP #2:* Cover your boss's weaknesses. The better you make him look the more likely he/she is to promote you.

[mida]

I don't even want to get promoted. I just do the bare minimum, wait it out for 2-3 years, get a new job, gain a huge pay bump that I would've never gotten by just getting promoted. Rinse and repeat.

[edthelazyboy]

From what I notice, people that are good at their jobs and not getting rewarded end up changing jobs. Management only cares when someone is actually quitting and tries to counteroffer to keep them. I've never seen anyone accept a counteroffer as they always end up leaving anyways.

[SeaWeird]

I saw a post on LinkedIn saying that not using an employee's talents is one of the greatest wastes in lean management. Lost talent leads to disengagement. I disagreed. 'Abusing' an employee's talents is the greatest waste. It leads to burnout, resentment, and high turnover.

[Piliti]

I wish I would have had your videos 10 years ago. It would have saved me A LOT of pain. Thank God there is someone out there that tells it like it is. Thanks for this info!!

[fecalfetus]

I basically automated my job without telling anybody, and started barely working. I quit performing tasks I know will be forgotten in a week, and only things on my boss' radar just well enough to pass muster. I did this all with a smile on my face and a friendly attitude. I got a 10% promotion and a 6% raise coupled with a 3% bonus increase all in the same year. It's a real shame this is how America rewards itself now. It's definitely not 1967 anymore.

[insoromanoworries]

Ohhhh girl...I learn this the hard way
My boss told me " you are not that special. Anyone can do it too"

[GrowWithWill]

Everyone can work insanely hard, but not all can create a lasting impact. Set yourself apart from your coworkers and increase your value in a way that doesn't drain all your energy. Great video, btw!

[halisiisourblackutopia]

I did my job so well that people never wanted me to leave it much less get promoted out of it. What did I do? I saved up my F You money and quit! No more making others rich at the expense of my own health and well-being.

[MrMisanthrope]

Laziness really isn't a bad thing. If you can show you're efficient with important key tasks that matter to the company the most, then doing absolutely everything on your todo list will become less of a problem and you will be promoted. Its about doing what your bosses really want. Now, what matters is if your bosses are reasonable or good bosses. When you are aligned with your bosses priorities, and providing that your boss isn't a clown, you WILL be promoted.

[Candeegirl]

This is straight facts and golden information. Thank you so much! I have been a hard worker all my life and all the hard workers that I know, only get more work, not promotions. I have gotten promotions but it was because people loved my personality and needed me in those roles (basically it was easier to transition me in them vs hire and train a new person) and they knew I would get the job done. I so appreciate this video because I am dealing with a lazy coworker who is a brown noser and tries to take credit for the work my hard coworker and I do. Now I know I need to be strategic and not angry and resentful. Thank you so much.

[jpadicecoffee]

I agree with Jennifer. Doing productive work in the basement that is invisible to top management is unlikely to going get you promoted or a pay raise, unless you get your immediate supervisor to press for it. They will come back to say they don't have a big enough budget for it but they will sure do if you left the company and have to hire 2 people to replace you.

[existentialgamer]

Yessss I call this “strategic laziness”! I have a very good friend who works SO hard but consistently ends up as the unappreciated workhorse. And yes she makes good salary, but she has so much stress and takes on tasks that really should be delegated (also she doesn’t enforce her boundaries). We’ve talked about this and she knows but it’s so hard to break that overachieving mindset. And it’s sad because I admire her, she’s a real rockstar

[aaraonhon]

Agree be lazy on what’s not even your kpi and be outstanding on those that gets you forward.

Steer your path away from time wasters and those that just use you to get themselves ahead.

Focus on connections that support your promotion and build that pool.

[joneilkimball]

The problem with doing whats important to the boss is that it's a moving target. My boss will pull me off stuff that I say is important. He says he understands but something else is more important. I do what he wants. Then he gets upset when what I was working on first didn't get done.

[christopherbullens]

I have worked hard my hole life to get promoted and I am always passed by for lazy people