I hear you Jim. There is something very unnerving (to the powers that
be) when employees demonstrate the ability to think. Employees with a
mind, a brain, independent thoughts are a big *no no* and just watch
that corporate roof cave in if we demonstrate that we actually have
feelings. And challenge policy *gasp*. And on it goes. They just might
do things like install 'security' cameras for 'security' purposes.
Cameras which just so happen to be aimed dead centre into your work
area.
As Margaret Atwood wrote in her most recent book about writing...
"it's a cog eat cog world".
You are a very intelligent, articulate person Jim and dont let anyone
tell you different, or they will have magsie to deal with ;-)
Mags, 12 days and counting
--- "Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My boss'es boss took me to lunch last week and advised me for 15
> minutes
> that expressing myself is "unprofessional". Then he said that if
> something's bothering me, I should know that I can always "talk it
> over"
> with him. I said, "Great. Should we do that in person or by email?"
>
> He more fully explained (over the following ADDITIONAL 20 minutes)
> that he
> meant when I feel anger about a policy I should let it "roll off" as
> if it
> was rainwater.
>
> I'm not a smart man but I finally realized that he was trying to say
> "I have
> an open-door policy as long as you promise to never, ever use it.
> And keep
> your mouth shut."
>
> Naturally, since one can not actually 'mouth' those words, it
> actually takes
> 35 minutes to convey what one doesn't DARE to speak out loud for fear
> of
> being unprofessional.
>
> Oh. Got it.
>
> So, I'll bring my sarcasm to THIS table instead:
>
> "One nation
> under-achieving
> with conformity
> and mediocrity.....
> for all."
>
> Lamadoo
>
>
> Alison E wrote:
> >
> > LOL! that's what my friend and I came up with last
> > night....
> > one nation, under [blank], with [blankety] and [blank]
> > for all.
=====
You open my heart, you do.
Yes you do.
- JM
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