SUFFERING FROM CENTURIES OF TAMING

A very dull week at work topped and tailed by two close friends having extremely dramatic weeks in their respective working lives (I almost typed careers but that is a gross mis-representation) I am starting to think that post-feminist, Gen-X women, may have been sold a pup.

So one person lost their job because the management concocted a loophole to change the status of the role and in effect create a redundancy.  And the other was persuaded around a year ago to take a faux promotion as she had experienced trauma in her life and on her return to work, they just couldn't handle it and wanted her gone, somehow, anyhow.  My take on it of course but it has resulted in the same thing and I persuaded her to speak to and join the union.  Within six weeks she had the redundancy she really wanted and was paid off.  So ying & yang but it left me just feeling angry for both of them that despite their skills and talent, they have been made to go through very stressful times as the organisations we all work for are so badly managed and the passive/aggressive approach seems to be the order of the day. 

It doesn't seem to matter where I work, communication is always poor and few seem capable of managing difficult situations or conversations well.  Am I any better?  I am certainly mindful of it and strive to improve.  I certainly cannot do any worse than the existing management, who only seem to get their jobs by virtue of success in other areas but never have proven people management skills.

WHY IS IT SO HARD.....?

A quick surf of the management sites have proved quite amusing:
1. Bad bosses 2. 10 Difficult employees and how to handle them 3. Get insanely motivated 4. A Good Manager?

What got me started thinking about this was the fact that just over a week ago I went to a concert to see an entertainer who enthralled me when I was a 'bobby-socker' but instead of being enthralled all over again, it left me feeling a bit desperate and depressed.  Not that both me and he were just so much older, he was great, he put on an amazing show - looked fantastic, sang and moved well - but it had just been a bad week because of all the anger I had absorbed and I had no out-let for it.    I know Mr Ant too has had a bad time post his early success and I was very excited to see him perform (and secretly very happy to be in the same room as him).