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I agree with this. Although I have known people that would get up and quit because of a conflict too far. I have never done that. I have left over various issues, but I shut up and work on getting a job elsewhere.

But, I also agree that I am hired to do a job. And impediments to that are problematic. I have met some ego types. But, thinking that doing the right thing is ego driven is nonsense. My man responsibility is my family this is true. However, if simply go and punch the clock, then…

1. I am doing my employer a disservice.
2. I am doing a disservice to my family, because my work is subpar poss. leading to passing financial and career gains, and even poss. loss of my job at some point.
3. I do a disservice to myself by knowing the work I do is subpar let alone excellent.

I think the article misses the mark on the issue. One the creative types are their work. It uniquely identifies their mark. It also is their resume. So excellence is important.

I agree that one should not bounce around and has to take some crap. And should never walk w/o another job. You are better off getting fired financially than just quit.

Basically, one has to balance the political environment, against ones financial needs. Basically I do the best I can, ignore what I can, deal with what can’t, and if it still isn’t working then I start looking elsewhere.

I always remember the quote from Roseanne “I am an excellent judge of people, that’s why I don’t like none of them.”

If I go to work to do the job I was hired for, then I want to be able to do that job.

Let’s say that part of my job is ensuring the accuracy of what we produce (let’s say content)so that we can build the company’s credibility and reinforce it’s brand in the marketplace (the stated department mission).

Now, what if I encounter individuals who are not adhering to that stated goal and who are, also, jeopardizing it by producing work that is factually inaccurate, for example. Posting their work would show the company to be either a liar or just plain stupid about a topic if it were posted. But supposing you work for a company where no one is allowed to question anyone about anything (even if under their supervision)? Where the company says one thing but does another?

Now you speak up and say: Excuse me. This article contains factually incorrect information. We should fix it and then post it.

But nobody wants to do that. For various reasons.

You continue to speak up until you realize that 1/Nobody cares about what’s posted. 2/You are viewed as a problem when you are trying to help and 3/ nobody wants the responsibility for

This isn’t about being “right” or about ego or being acknowledged. It’s about fulfilling the stated company mission and doing the job you were hired to do.

There are plenty of reasons solid, hard-working people don’t last in jobs (willingly or otherwise).

When I think about work, I think about: How much responsibility does this company take for the product or service they provide? How much do they care about their customers (internal and external)?

Cause when I come to work, I want to WORK. I want to do the actual job. That’s all I care about. But you know what, most people are not at work to do the work.

They are, as you’ve said, there for other reasons.

FYI: For those of you who only work for a paycheck or the benefits, if you’re NOT doing the work to full capacity, YOU are a real bottleneck in most offices. Not the people who ask questions, who try to improve things and to get people to do things. Most of you, if not all, will never speak up, will never stand up and just let stuff go buy.

YOU are the people in hospitals who allow others to do things that are unsafe, and put others at risk, for example. Who are in positions where you know others are not doing their jobs correctly and you do nothing. Cause you don’t want to jeopardize your job.

Yea. You need to think about why you’re at work. And if it’s anything other than doing the job, you don’t really belong there.

Kristen

I especially like the new term”importantitis” I may have to borrow that one…