Marching orders. 6/27/2006
I’ve just formally received notification that the PD wants to see me tomorrow, probably for an exit interview. And my old outfit wants to see me right after.
One of the advantages of working for a big multinational is that there is always somewhere in the organisation where someone like you is needed. Whether you want to, or not, is another question.
The SM came into my office a while ago, and I asked him point blank why my assignment on site wasn’t being renewed. He tried to dodge the question, badly. But what it boiled down to was that he thinks I can’t work in the team. That may be so. My school report card used to say “does not play well with others”, much to the despair of my mother. But I have been professional during my tenure here. I don’t go in for ass kissing or ball licking.
Unfortunately, it’s a part of the corporate game here, and one I do not choose to play. I prefer to stand on my professional reputation, as a professional, and I’ve got the bloody pieces of paper, some obtained at great personal sacrifice, to prove it. And my work experience in certain segments of this industry are second to none. I am the best at what I do, and know. And I am not bragging when I say that, just stating a fact. Which this particular does not have in their current crop of morons.
And the SM prefers to have a certain kind of person working for him. So be it. All I can do is shrug my shoulders, I guess, and move on.
- Posted in : Work Bitching
- Author : thesnark
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if you can’t join them, beat them?
Maybe you can try nuts polishing?
never compromise on quality, so screw them!
Best of luck with the move to the old outfit. If the SM doesn’t like you, then I think it’s probably good you move back to the old outfit (or somewhere even better).
Like you said, he wants ass kissers, and you can’t be that for him. So, let him gather his team of ass kisser. From my experience, once a manger surrounds themselves with ass kissing yes people they normally fail pretty badly. That’s because no one will ever be there to stand up to their stupid ideas, and they’ll all tell him how great the stupid ideas are … then, all the mistakes made on site will rest firmly on his shoulders.
You’ll probably be lucky not to be there once his failures start to accumulate.
Amen brother… go ahead and leave. It serves your consciences better that you are not indebted to anyone in the company… My company is full of ass kissers too!