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This is going to sound really bad. I already know what people will think after they read this. And maybe after a while, I'll decide this post is inappropriate, and remove it. (Although frankly, that'd be unlikely, as I have an unwritten rule about sticking to your guns, be they blanks or otherwise.) But in the heat of the moment, I just can't help but to post these 2 remarks:

"There are no stupid questions, only stupid people."
"Life is pretty hard. It's harder if you're dumb."

I know it's pretty mean, but I can't help it. My job is extremely fustrating. Firstly, I know I'm not the smartest crumb in the cookie jar. I have accepted that. Still, it's infuriating when you talk to someone, and their blank stares remind you of that armoire Aunt Bea has sitting in her dining room.

Look, I don't work in a rocket science lab. I know my place in this company is but a small effort in the collective whole. But if I ask you to do something that I don't think is all that hard, then I expect results. I'm sure world leaders don't ask an aid to fix him/her coffee, and worry that s/he doesn't understand the difference between 1 lump or 2. When Bill or Jean snaps their worldly fingers, the ant colony scurries to fill their work order. "Ten Hut!"

I *know* I'm not "the man", nor do I have the airs to pretend I'm one. I'm only trying to help out my manager, and in turn the company. So don't think I'm snobby. Everyone knows the first person I laugh at each morning is the guy who smirks from the mirror. Maybe it's my fault for not explaining tasks properly. Afterall, I've been doing the same job for almost 3 yrs. EGADS!

What I'm trying to say is this. When you're in charge of people, you care about their performance, because it reflects on the (acting) leader. If the guys can do a menial task quickly, then it means they're probably capable of more. If they can't, then their stock falls, and the whole market may have an economic slowdown (not recession... hehem <- how's that for real world relevence?!)

A friend once said "Don't tell me the problem, give me a solution." must have been in one meeting too many. When the guys you work with asks you every other second for a task you told them to handle, and you yourself is swamped with work, then the last thing you want to do is spoon feed him/her. Instead, you'd wish for a fork in place of that spoon, so you can goose him and call it a prick. :) How drool, how very drool.

I'd wanna be humble than be a jerk. Lord, make this my prayer. "I'd rather be the guy who fell out the window, then the one upstairs who pushed." posted by losir at 9:07 PM