If you want a real answer, you need to decide what your own goals are and take whatever steps you need to accomplish them and move towards accomplishment on your own terms.

Sometimes the easiest way to maneuver through a situation could be to stick to a stereotype, other times it will be to be yourself, unapologetically.

You can only really know by measuring with the question “how should I navigate this situation to get closer to my own goals?” Each situation will have differences that you need to weigh and yeah, a lot of the time you will need to do shit that feels bad to avoid even worse things. This is the case for most workers, you’re definitely not alone, although everyone has it to different degrees and in different ways.