Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Corporate Politics suck!

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Never trust any employer. My experience has been that most jobs end up 
sucking not because of the job itself but because someone in management 
is an asshole that ruins things for everyone eventually. It seems almost 
every company has it's supply of inept management zombies that have to 
micro manage everything, use people as scrap goats for their own lack of 
skill, or just act like jerks in general.

I'm lucky that my current employer is really cool, actually seems to 
know what he is doing, and is confident enough to let his employees 
manage their own areas of expertise so long as they're getting their job 
done. I just hope it isn't like my last employer where the cool guy, who 
was actually getting stuff done  with me, quit and I was left with the 
inept horrible boss of the other kind.

I hate that as highly skilled as I am, I still constantly worry about 
getting fired through no fault of my own. I feel like I need to always 
have two jobs and my own business so I'm never left totally up shit 
creek. Employees shouldn't have to constantly stress about their employment.
> I've just been "let go". I've been basically "fired" well not really
> fired, but told to leave and never come back by my boss (who actually
> really likes me!) and his boss... because of fucking politics.  I
> worked at a networking company that does networks and such for
> Convention Centers, all over the country. I worked in the NOC as a
> network engineer. I rather enjoyed my job. And I learned A LOT.  But I
> got dragged into and made the political fodder of one particular
> butthead at one of our facilities. Somehow it is my fault that he
> doens't know his network, and doesn't keep his equipment online at all
> times. 
>
> I just wanted to say that, why do all the good people get punished and
> the assholes get to stay?? This guy has alienated every ONE of our
> engineers, and has basically more than half the company pissed off at
> him, YET he is still in his job and giving EVERYONE a hard time.  It
> saddens me to leave because i have become such great friends with my
> co-workers and even most of the guys in the field. I got a wonderful
> complement when i called our guy from LA (he was in fresno helping at
> the time) and he was happy to hea rmy voice and give him a hand. And
> just people like Him and others in the field made the job so nice! I
> helped them, and they were happy. And even when i had trouble helping
> them, they never bitched atme... I eventually solved it.  Some problems
> are not easy to pinpoint when you are NOT actually on location.
> Anyways... i'll shut up now.  I feel like i've been ripped and torn
> arpart from my best friends, and just feel broken hearted.  Everyone
> gave me a hug today, when iwent back to ge tmy books and things. It was
> really nice having a job I liked, where I learned a lot, and where I
> realy loved everyone I worked with! (well not EVERYONE :P) but everyone
> immidiately around me (my fellow NOC engineers)
>
> At least they will keep me posted on the developments! 
>   


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