Hi all- This sort of situation that happened to you Jim is all too prevalent in today's work force. If a person is at all innovative and an efficient, hard worker BUT holds opinions WELL! heaven forbid if you speak up! Tactics of intimidation are used in the forms of (1) no pay raise (2) taking your work responsibilities away from you and (3) situations such as Jim described. They do this to beat you into conformity. I know this all too well as I have left jobs due to these things happening to me. I can afford to do this though. Many cannot. These situations run the gamut of job types too... whether you are a chemist, carpenter, lawyer, machinist, mason, ... whatever you do. The bottom line is that no one is truly going to stick up for you but you. Don't be beaten Jim. You'll come up with some solution that will work for you.
You got to shake your fist at lightening. Heather -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mags N Brei Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 6:59 AM To: Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama) Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: under [blank] NJC 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 Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
