I work in a place where the bosses act like George Bush. He has been sending his soldiers to fight in the name of terrorism. But in the process of this war for good, so many of his own men have given their lives for the country. Many of these families have lost their sole-bread winner.
So what are they fighting for? The death of the innocent in 9/11?
More innocent have died as a result of Bush’s never ending fight for ‘good’. Somehow i think he has lost the real meaning for fighting for terrorism.
My bosses are so ambitious to ‘fight for the good’. But in the process of achieving that, they do everything just to get that. And forget the real meaning of being in the job.
Meetings have become a chance for them to slaughter us with our mistakes and we sit there like lambs. Every way to prove that they are doing their jobs very well, and we are not. But mostly, in a battle field, the ones that do all the work is not the leader but the soldiers. When the war is won, the leader looks good. But the men behind the whole success are not there to claim the glory.
Just like a child. He sees his father using vulgarities and he also learns to say it. We as employees, learn the way they work. Everything has to be about blame and proving you have done something (even though you have done nothing much)
And when we learn in the very ‘good’ examples of our bosses, they are too frail to take it. Well, as they say, maturity does not come with age. But at least, if they have taken up a position of authority, BEHAVE LIKE ADULTS.
They can bombard us with anything and when we do it in their ways, they burst. Hey! Work is for adults and not for the children. Do not get petty over little things like…If your employees do not wish you good morning, do not start a email with "dear boss", or include you into our conversations.
Grow up! This is life. You cant expect every one to except you into their clicks. Does not mean that if you are our boss, we will have to share with you our private matters. That is reserved for friends. our bosses cannot be our friends.
We will give you your due respect. But if you want more, you gotta earn it.
One day, i replied an email to my boss saying that she have not replied to me. She flew into a rage (plus faking tears) and stomped to my desk. She insist that she have replied to me and that it is not fair for me to accuse her. She told me to check my emails again. I calmly told her that the reply that she had sent was not for the email i was addressing. Being too weak to withstand the truth…she walked off and slammed the door. Later i realized that she sent a LOUD email saying the same things.
So what does her actions remind you of? The answer: a child
Being a very good employee, i learn from my bosses. During meetings, she will print out every email she sent us and name out who has replied her and who has not. We sit there like lambs being slaughtered, with no chance to redeem ourselves.
So i printed out all the emails i sent her and whatever she has replied. And true to what i have remembered. She had not replied me regarding the matter. She has forwarded her hate mail to all my colleagues and even boss. If she wants war, i am prepared to face it with good evidence.
As a leader, she has lost her cool in front of her employees. What more, she did it on enemy’s ground. All of my colleagues are united and we all are sticking together during their torture. By shouting at me in front of my colleagues, i would not feel threatened. Because i have support from my peers. I spoke calmly to her. Because i feel that if she wants to shout and make herself look ugly…there is no way i am gonna be like her. Can you imagine 2 people shouting at each other in the office? But at least when its just her, she looks like an uncontrolled mad woman. Hey lady. Grow up and get a hold on yourself.
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