declaring work is beneath you (probably not the best course of action)

Career Tip #85: If you work in an extremely customer-focused organization and are "asked" to join a critical project that senior leadership has eyes-on, don't immediately chime in with the feedback below in front of the whole team when asked to get your hands dirty.

Believe it or not, this even coexists with my thoughts on assholes and prima donnas (you need a few).