How to Understand Unwritten Rules at Work 💼

You read the onboarding wiki. You join your first few meetings. You nod along, follow the process — and still feel like you’re missing something. Everyone else seems to know how things really work, but no one’s said it out loud. Sound familiar? Every tech company has two sets of rules: the ones on the wiki, and the unwritten ones that govern day-to-day life 🤷 Back when I was at Amazon, everyone lived and breathed their Leadership Principles. But even with a heavily documented culture like that, you still have to read the room to figure out how those written principles translate into everyday decisions. The unwritten rules are the true operating system of your company. If you don’t learn them, you’ll feel like you’re constantly pushing a boulder uphill. So how do you figure them out? So let’s break it down 👇 Support my work and get your free guide on how to make a great first impression here. Watch who is winning (and why) 👀 Don’t just look at the org chart. Look at who gets praised