August 29, 2005

• Today is a momentous day in my life.  I am turning in my resignation at work.  This is even better than getting a divorce.  I have worked for Behavioral Health division of the insurance company for 5 years and it has been the worst experience of my life.  I have never met such uncaring, thoughtless and down right mean people.  Ninety-eight percent of the staff are really nice folks -- hard working and very caring.  But the Senior Management stink.  They have egos so big that it amazes me that their heads have not exploded.  Their management style is definitely dictatorial with borderline sadism.  Employees are brow beaten at every turn.

  
  

  The problem stems from the belief that an employee should not be seen or heard.  You must sit in your cube and put out the party line.  Do not have any personal or differing thoughts and especially do not express them out loud.  Forget being happy or cheerful because there is no room for it.  But you better smile and say boomeranging to the Senior Management who may or may not respond.  You are given PTO time in increments throughout the year but you may only use it when you give your supervisor plenty of warning and he/she approves it.  In other words, do not call in sick.  That is unplanned PTO time and you are written up for using it.  You have a family emergency and call in that you are at the hospital, you have an unplanned PTO day and are written up.  Can't get ahead because the write ups remain with you forever.

  
  

  Well, I could go on with all the stupid stuff.  If you work for corporate america then you know what I am talking about.  We are no longer people but are positions that can be eliminated. 

  
  

  Today is liberation day.  Yipee! 

  
  

   

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