Job Justification

Sometimes I wonder if every company is like Kruger. No matter where I go the same sorts of ridiculous bullshit happens.

I'm growning extremely weary of know-nothing, bean counters justifying their position by blowing hot air about the most inconsequential bullshit. The constant blather is slowly eating away at my brain, the corporate "shirts" have nothing better to do than make proclamations about this, that and the other thing seemingly without having any idea of the reality of the situation on our side or the operational knowledge to make an informed decision.

There are times when a certain amount of distance from the industry can offer clarity or a point of view not available to those that have been entrenched for many years. Given the line of work I am in, especially on the operations side of the equation, not knowing the work involved leads to procedural changes that make swear that the company is being run by a bunch of monkeys.

While I rarely agree with a particular executive's "vision", it is becoming increasing frequent that I not only disagree, but wonder how this company has sustained itself for any extended period of time. The corporate schenanigans that I am privy to make me wonder if the clowns at Enron may have been better managers than the ones that I have to deal with.

It amazes me the backstabbing, hand-wringing and posturing that go with this industry, not just from us, but from the entire structure (other companies, etc). It's definitely dog-eat-dog and it reminds me of election-time, only in our case we are campaigning 24/7/365.

With the constant proclamations, deadlines and such I want to throw up my hands and say "Fuck you, you sort it out!". Without some alternate source of income I am doomed to be ground to dust by the machinations of people far less intelligent than myself that feel they need to scream and stamp their feet like children to justify their existence.