I understand that the truth can be a powerful thing, and that some folks are afraid of it, but I’m of a mind that the majority of the world tries its best to avoid the truth. Why is that?
I have learned, in my world travels and general dilemmas that things tend to work out better in the end if we just tell the truth. My daughter is still learning this cherished lesson, but it appears that grownups are just as bad as those we are attempting to teach.
My problem this fine day, is that the esteemed office I work in is full of people who work, to whatever degree of difficulty, with the assumption that things are not going CHANGE. Inevitably, in life, things change. I’ve said it before and I’m fairly certain I will say it again. That’s how it works with us human beings, we EVOLVE. Additionally, the concept of CHANGE will cause certain individuals to shake, shiver, quake, spasm, and ultimately deny that it is a possibility. Again, I ask why is that?
My situation is a perilous one, in that I have been assigned a task that involves asking the culture of the office to change. There is a degree of pessimism adopted by the rest of the crew being charged with this daunting feat, justifiably. I try and maintain a suggestion of optimism but it is incredibly wearing, because the understanding is that there will be no change and that the powers that be will not reinforce said changes. Once again, why is that?
Don’t you think that management would support the effort expended on reviewing and suggesting feasible changes to an office overcome with frustration and strife? I would. Who knows? This is an on-going conundrum that may or may not flourish into anything even workable. I guess I’ll just stick to my day job of processing multitudes of data on a daily basis and watch the show. Unfortunately for them, I will continue telling the truth, and maybe they will see it - maybe they won’t. Maybe they will just quit asking my opinion.
