It's either you're in or you're not part of us

I am currently attending a job training as part of work task to become a Cobol programmer. The training will be 3 months on programming skills as well as to train and teach me how to be accepted among the working world. And then another 5 months will be on-the-job training with a bank. Pretty exciting, huh?

I hope so. 

But moving on, during the training, I had taken the time to ponder, what it means to be accepted in the working world - to be a corporate figure? Well, one of the facilitators replied, Nothing is real in this world. Whether you like a person or not whom you are forced to work with, you would just have to hide your dislike towards that someone and pretend all is good. Well, 1st strike. Hypocrisy. 

Secondly, there is another trainee in my class - who had just graduated from a varsity in Australia. This dude here, urm...quite eccentric. He was even described as so by the facilitator. And she told this dude here to try as best as he could his eccentricity. The bosses will not like him appearing like that. 2nd strike. Hypocrisy. 

Thirdly, you have to blend in to be part of the group - the group is the working people in the corporate world. You have to watch how you talk, what type of clothes you wear to the office, the vocabulary you use in the meeting room, so and so. 3rd strike, Hypocrisy. 

I was very active with SIFE when I was studying. And back then, had been exposed to the styles of the corporate world. There seems to be a standard for everything - the way you walk, the way you talk, the way you present, the way you do things, the way you eat, the way you breathe, the things you wear to office - all of these, matters. I understand the need to be presentable, but it does seem to be killing you from the inside-out. I guess, this is what is meant by building you to be professional, from their perspective. 

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but as an individual, I always believe in individualism. You guys should try study the concept of individualism, it is, I believe, the essence of human civilization. To be too egoistic with what one is capable of and possess, my view upon individualism is not that strict that it could hinder my development. There are things I would accept and change for the better, but there are a few areas I would not change for anyone or anything. This is part of being entrepreneurial. If I start doing what everyone sees as norm and acceptable and anything other than that is unacceptable - I could and never will accept. 

It's up to you, but as for me, no. I would conquer the world, my way.