What’s good career advice you wouldn’t want to have your name on?
Article comments and comments in this thread seem to miss the point of the title entirely.  Here's some actual advice I don't want my name on, but seems pretty effective based on working at a lot of different Big Cos:- Always go for prestige over purpose.  Have a choice between a shiny project with very little actual impact to the company and a behind the scenes project that will actually make lives better for employees and customers?  Go for the shiny project.  It will look better on your resume and to executive teams, and will get you promoted faster.- Learn the art of looking busy and practice it often.  If you look busy all the time, people will assume you're productive and also not give you a bunch of extra work for no extra compensation.- Play politics.  A lot.  Especially throwing other people under the bus.  The key is to align your politics with the right power players in your org.  You'll get promoted faster, get more bonuses, and be able to get away with more things in general.- Get the scoop on what's actually going on at executive levels by making friends with the office managers/personal assistants.  You'll get an early notification of problems coming up, people to avoid, opportunities to take advantage of, etc.- Loyalty is for chumps.  Play the game for yourself.  If you get a better offer somewhere else, take it.  If your boss is an asshole or putting a glass ceiling over you, leave.  If you need time off, take it.  If your team isn't being effective, throw them under the bus and move on.