I wonder if society could really handle absolute transparency. In every regard, in every situation. Not just knowledge of the work behind-the-scene, but also knowledge of what everybody was really thinking. What would happen if we ceased to be fake? Refrained from acting on a need to be “acceptable”? Desisted from putting up the facades that are such an integral part of our lifestyle now? Would society be able to take it?
This effectively sprung from my complaint that offices are a farce; everyone pretends to care and to actually give a damn where the brand is going and what the company is doing, and really, almost nobody ever cares. Seriously. In any work-place, the prime objective has always been to put the company first – to think of what we can do to make it better, to push ourselves to new limits to make the company succeed. We work endless hours, with little hope of a satisfying reward. We sweat and toil, we break our backs, we scale new heights, all with the over-riding aim of “brand development” or “company success”.
Why?
Honestly. I haven’t met over a handful of people who truly believed in their company and would be willing to sacrifice everything for the nameless faces in the boardroom. At every job, your boss will always expect you to come up with ideas, will always expect you to think of the brand and the company, will always expect you to stay in office as long as possible, with only the company’s benefit in mind. And yet, how many of these people can honestly say they would *not* shift companies to a rival or to other fields on *any* given condition? Isn’t that what true loyalty is? Sticking with something, no matter what? Why should I be expected to give up all my free time to work more hours for a company, with no reward? How do I benefit? Sure, maybe a year later, I’ll get an increment. But is that enough? In the end, aren’t all our services really up for the highest bidder? For many, the deciding factor is money; but for a few others, it may be something else – better environment, better superiors, better equipment, etc. The point is, we all have a price.
Keeping that in mind, why are we expected to be *willing* to do all these things? One of my seniors here recently wanted to know why my colleague had left. His contention was that he didn’t have a family or any relatives visiting – why, then, is he in such a hurry? How stupid is *that*! Why on Earth would anyone stick around in the office, “just because”? He doesn’t have any work left, and so, what, instead of going home to some kind of life, he’s expected to just sit here and *wait*? And I used to get that at my old job, too. What the f*ck?
(Ironically enough, I got the same treatment the other day. Just because I’m a bachelor living on his own, for some reason, I’m expected to adopt the office as a second home. The shitheads.)
Social transparency, #1
I wonder if society could really handle absolute transparency. In every regard, in every situation. Not just knowledge of the work behind-the-scene, but also knowledge of what everybody was really thinking. What would happen if we ceased to be fake? Refrained from acting on a need to be “acceptable”? Desisted from putting up the facades that are such an integral part of our lifestyle now? Would society be able to take it?
This effectively sprung from my complaint that offices are a farce; everyone pretends to care and to actually give a damn where the brand is going and what the company is doing, and really, almost nobody ever cares. Seriously. In any work-place, the prime objective has always been to put the company first – to think of what we can do to make it better, to push ourselves to new limits to make the company succeed. We work endless hours, with little hope of a satisfying reward. We sweat and toil, we break our backs, we scale new heights, all with the over-riding aim of “brand development” or “company success”.
Why?
Honestly. I haven’t met over a handful of people who truly believed in their company and would be willing to sacrifice everything for the nameless faces in the boardroom. At every job, your boss will always expect you to come up with ideas, will always expect you to think of the brand and the company, will always expect you to stay in office as long as possible, with only the company’s benefit in mind. And yet, how many of these people can honestly say they would *not* shift companies to a rival or to other fields on *any* given condition? Isn’t that what true loyalty is? Sticking with something, no matter what? Why should I be expected to give up all my free time to work more hours for a company, with no reward? How do I benefit? Sure, maybe a year later, I’ll get an increment. But is that enough? In the end, aren’t all our services really up for the highest bidder? For many, the deciding factor is money; but for a few others, it may be something else – better environment, better superiors, better equipment, etc. The point is, we all have a price.
Keeping that in mind, why are we expected to be *willing* to do all these things? One of my seniors here recently wanted to know why my colleague had left. His contention was that he didn’t have a family or any relatives visiting – why, then, is he in such a hurry? How stupid is *that*! Why on Earth would anyone stick around in the office, “just because”? He doesn’t have any work left, and so, what, instead of going home to some kind of life, he’s expected to just sit here and *wait*? And I used to get that at my old job, too. What the f*ck?
(Ironically enough, I got the same treatment the other day. Just because I’m a bachelor living on his own, for some reason, I’m expected to adopt the office as a second home. The shitheads.)
…. to be continued.