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November 30, 2004
Ahh, Consolation
A friend just wrote me in response to my last entry. In it, she sympathized with my situation and compared it to her own, noting:
"Not only do I hate to be told I'm "wrong," I'm having a real problem with motivation. I don't see how doing all this crapwork correctly is going to add up to something. You want to promote the innovator, not the person who makes sure all your charts are in the same font size...So basically, I have a problem because I have a real big chip on my shoulder and people are starting to notice it. I am not doing myself any favors but undoing my "can-do" attitude."
EXACTLY! This is my main complaint with the whole "system". Bright, intelligent, motivated people are told they are "wrong", then blamed for a poor attitude when the attitude is a direct result of the crap-tastic leadership at the top.
How do we maintain a bright and sunny attitude when it's so obvious that the system is broken?
I swear, when I'm running the world things will be different.
