'The rumours of my death are greatly exagerrated'
(not to quote Mark twain or anything...at least not verbatim)....
I've agonised over writing about this...yet I feel I should...need to...
I want to kill this forum....put it to rest. But it is me...or at least a part of me...it's a work in progress for over 3 years now...
I was suspended from my job - in part for this forum. Even though I did not mention anyone by name - or my employer.
I've been reinstated and I wish that they had just let me go.
Not because I feel like I need to defend the right of free speech. Just because I am disgusted beyond belief.
Disgusted with an institution that feels the need to treat their employees like they are children instead of adults.
Disgusted by the constant need for politics in a place that should be free of them.
Disgusted by the amount of gossip - for instance some of my fellow co-workers thought I was dead in a ditch somewhere. (Ergo the title of this post).
Disgusted because everyone (at least most of the people I've spoken with) feels similarly - if I had a nickel for every single gripe and disgruntled employee I would not have to work....I mean people are fleeing the place and we have no power to change anything it would seem.
The sheer immensity of the machine drowns out initiative, loyalty, and creativity, squashing you like you are some useless bug - expendable, replaceable, an unperson.
So...for a little while I've been voiceless....but tonight I have decided that's over. I could tell you the reason why but I will stop now. Suffice it to say one too many horrors happened this week - people too concerned about the attendance policy to worry about a co-worker that was finally found dead in their home....
I don't give a fuck anymore....
They say great people discuss ideas, small people discuss others...I'd like to discuss the idea of being able to have the right to true free speech and stop worrying about things like political correctness, big brother, and all the other bullshit we seem to use as reasons to keep our mouths shut...
Enough is enough.
I've agonised over writing about this...yet I feel I should...need to...
I want to kill this forum....put it to rest. But it is me...or at least a part of me...it's a work in progress for over 3 years now...
I was suspended from my job - in part for this forum. Even though I did not mention anyone by name - or my employer.
I've been reinstated and I wish that they had just let me go.
Not because I feel like I need to defend the right of free speech. Just because I am disgusted beyond belief.
Disgusted with an institution that feels the need to treat their employees like they are children instead of adults.
Disgusted by the constant need for politics in a place that should be free of them.
Disgusted by the amount of gossip - for instance some of my fellow co-workers thought I was dead in a ditch somewhere. (Ergo the title of this post).
Disgusted because everyone (at least most of the people I've spoken with) feels similarly - if I had a nickel for every single gripe and disgruntled employee I would not have to work....I mean people are fleeing the place and we have no power to change anything it would seem.
The sheer immensity of the machine drowns out initiative, loyalty, and creativity, squashing you like you are some useless bug - expendable, replaceable, an unperson.
So...for a little while I've been voiceless....but tonight I have decided that's over. I could tell you the reason why but I will stop now. Suffice it to say one too many horrors happened this week - people too concerned about the attendance policy to worry about a co-worker that was finally found dead in their home....
I don't give a fuck anymore....
They say great people discuss ideas, small people discuss others...I'd like to discuss the idea of being able to have the right to true free speech and stop worrying about things like political correctness, big brother, and all the other bullshit we seem to use as reasons to keep our mouths shut...
Enough is enough.
posted by Colette at 8:34 PM
2 Comments:
True free speech requires freedom from fear, not for the speaker, but for the listener. A fearful listener will do anything to shut down the speaker. Fear comes in many forms, but mostly it is just about pride or power.
I'm beginning to think that where you work , those in control realize that with pride comes demands, so if the people aren't being fulfilled they won't make too many demands or have the self-gathered power to mount a revolt or coup or something else of that nature.
I for one am EXTREMELY happy that you have returned from the "land of the dead".
Your blog is one of my favorite reads.
Now that the house is coming together, I should have you two over for a small fondue party!
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