Aye dog fukk what they're saying. Volunteering for projects is how you'll earn new skills and pick up experience. It'll also help you decide where you might want to take your career going forward. Work hard but make sure you don't take on more than you can handle, use your own judgement. It'll pay off breh.
This is one of like 3 posts that isnt talking our of their ass in here.
I can tell alot of yall are young, havent been in corporate long, or have a very unique experience.
When u youre younger and have the energy and time you should load up on projects (dont overextend yourself), if youre working 50 hours thats normal. Shine in the opportunities youre given so you build credibility. Become someone that they cant afford to lose and start networking and getting familiar with the powerbrokers in your department or column (dont tell your immediate coworkers that you are meeting and working with those people). Work witb your mgr to develop are career track and about 6 months in when your resume is looking better start floating your resume and developing other opportunities. When its time to get a big raise or get promoted you will get flack, thats when having an outside offer on the table, being indisposable on projects and having the backing of big wigs will force their hand.
Doing it this way requires some sweat equity, but its a way that works 90% of the time.
But being fake busy, avoiding work, leaving right at 4:00 when there is work left to do is going to get u fuked up as a black man that justed started there.