Hey Lama, Sorry that you had to endure that. It's so funny - in the law firms I've worked for they think you are dim and not worth your salt if you *don't* challenge them! What would be considered totally "insubordinate" in the corporation is respected and considered "proving your worth" with the litigators I've known - and in my experience they do listen to, and effect change, based on those employees who speak up. My corporate experience was pretty good until I worked for an American-based one. I worked for 3 Japanese-based companies for several years and thought they were truly enlightened compared to the American model. They had consensus-based management so every "cog" so to speak, had total and fairly equal ongoing input. Of course, some American companies tried to copy the Japanese model when they were shown to be so productive, but they didn't know how to rid of their old ways of impersonal, bog you down in red tape ways for the most part. The last corporation I worked for was a large American one and I always felt all they wanted was a mute seat warmer. The way I adapted was to expend my energies, intelligence and creativity (which were not required in my job) in going back to school after work so that I could get the hell out and into something better ;-)
Kakki
