This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

If you stopped fixing things, half the place would collapse.

Do you spend more time correcting other people's mistakes than doing your actual job?

Tired of being the one who holds it all together while everyone else makes it worse?

Do you bite your tongue, play it calm, and still end up cleaning the mess?

You're not burned out.

You're just surrounded by people who make everything harder than it needs to be.

The truth? It's not you.

You're not arrogant. You're not difficult. You're just competent — in a system that doesn't always reward it.

Working with difficult people doesn't just slow you down.

It drains your time, your energy, and your sanity.

And no, you can't always walk away — because dysfunction often wears a badge and sits at the big table.

You play it smart. They improvise. And somehow, they win.

You'll discover:

Keep going like this, and you won't just run out of patience —

you'll run out of yourself. One drop at a time.

This isn't about pretending.

It's about working smart — around the mess.

With tools that work, from intern to exec.

Because your intelligence deserves better than holding it all together —

and your cup shouldn't be the dumping ground for everyone else's mess.