Brown-nosers

[JohnnyD]

I'm glad I don't have to deal with office politics anymore. I feel for those that do. When I worked at the ambulance company, I refused to get involved with the crap - did my job as best I could, many were better than I was and many were worse. Always seemed the ones who did the worst kissed ass extra and would get special treatment.

Unfortunately, pride, competence and reliability have been replaced by ass kissing and backstabbing.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Unfortunately, pride, competence and reliability have been replaced by ass kissing and backstabbing.

Ass-kissin and Back Stabbing (Ask Caesar) are NOT new concepts......they've been around since the dawn of man.

There are still plenty of people that practice pride, competence and reliability...as evident by everybody that is chiming in on this thread.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Ass-kissin and Back Stabbing (Ask Caesar) are NOT new concepts......they've been around since the dawn of man.

There are still plenty of people that practice pride, competence and reliability...as evident by everybody that is chiming in on this thread.

I'm not saying that Ass-kissing and backstabbing are at all new, or that the three positive concepts are extinct. But pride, competence and reliability can no longer be a safe expectation from companies/employees. These concepts are slowly being removed from the workplace just like 'courtesy and acceptance of personal liability' are being removed from society.

The tragedy is that the bulk of society, the media and politicians accept (and in many cases promote) these changes.

[FishermanTim]

Most politicians eat, sleep and breath these negative virtues If you can call them that.
We, as a society, seem to have relinquished our responsibilty to the greater powers of "political correctness", so that instead of being wrong for the right reasons, we'll be DEAD wrong because we were forced to be. Instead of doing what is right, regardless of the circumstances, we do what is "popular" because we can't offend someone's rights, someone that wasn't qualified to be in that particular position but was put there because of what they are, not what they know. (affirmative action and nepotism)

Sure, it's been going on for decades, if not centuries, but in out current times it ends up having more disasterous results with many more lives at stake. I tell my friends, family and even co-workers that if I screw up, I own up. That way I can go on with a clear concience. Yes, I do tell "little white lies" from time to time, but it's usually to spare someone's feelings. Otherwise I try to be responsible and truthful, which results in much less stress in my life.

Oh, and I continuosly instill this in ALL my neices and nephews (as well as my love of fishing).

OK, I'll step off the soapbox and give someone else a turn.