Something I learn today

I almost see a frustrated old man cried today. Too much pressure to work and almost no avenue for redress. This "old guard" of ours was totally pissed with the pressure to get all the job complete that he voice out against the upper management. However, I guess the big boss seems to have no power over the situation cause above my big boss is another Big Big Boss and it goes on and on.

So I see the organizational pressure came from top down and every boss is a man who take command from another boss. Addressing our complains and concern up the rank is like trying to fly through the other end of the funnel while unpopular decision comes down from the big end of the funnel.

Thus I don't blame our Big Boss for not been able to make the almost insurmountable changes for the good cause he is also going through that same funnel hole but the funnel hole is much bigger compare to those and the bottom of the rank or the "old guards". The higher ranking one get, the less harder it is to make a positive decision that will have a good effect on those down the rank (funnel). Of course the opposite will happen when bad decision are made, it can be easily made and implemented, as easy as pouring water down a funnel.

So Boss pour coca cola, we get coca cola....Boss pour wine, we get wine....Boss pour shit, we all get shit. The only way we could do is to join forces and block that funnel hole of any unpopular decision or policy.


I really respect this 'Old Guard' ....going to retire...he could choose not to handle all the politics and just quietly finish his work and take his monthly salary. But he choose to fight with the upper management on unpopular decision, for the good of his man who still got a long way ahead in the organization. Thats self-sacrifice at its best. Putting others before himself. Our Organization is blind if credit is not given to him duely... its a pity that only an Old Guard of ours with so many years in the organization got to stand up and be the lone voice among a sea of silence pain. We all should learn to speak up too...