I used to be paid money to be “someone with actual charisma”. It’s not worth it. It’s a Catch 22 - the people you need to validate your charisma in order to buy things are exactly the kind of people you became charismatic to avoid.
Turns out it’s smarter to learn a skill that makes you indispensable, because there are only so many charismatic ways to say “fuck you” before the boss decides you’re a bad influence.
I used to be paid money to be “someone with actual charisma”. It’s not worth it. It’s a Catch 22 - the people you need to validate your charisma in order to buy things are exactly the kind of people you became charismatic to avoid.
Turns out it’s smarter to learn a skill that makes you indispensable, because there are only so many charismatic ways to say “fuck you” before the boss decides you’re a bad influence.