I got kicked out of this thing because I accidentally tried to sign on through Google. When I created my account, I was trying to avoid Google. So here I am, over a week later, with Google watching everything.
Whatever.
I know I said I was writing to clear my head. That changed when I realized people from other countries could read through this. By the way, I couldn’t write on this thing, because I mistakenly signed in with Google, so then I had to reset all my parameters because Goolge was trying to override my Yahoo account.
Ok…here we go…
Please do not become like America.
I just returned from a Sales Conference in NJ. We stayed at a fancy hotel. People flew in from all parts of the world. We even had a celebration. The company rented a space …I wasn’t going to name the space because I thought I might get in trouble with the company. You know what? I have different values than the company. Let them fire me.
The event was held at the Maritime Museum. Open bar, professional decorators. Bus transportation to and from the venue. Someone even thought it would be brilliant to have some guy in stilts dress up as a modified version of Bumble Bee dance on the dance floor.
Meanwhile, we pay factory workers less than $16.00 per hour. I field weekly calls about how we are not paying past due invoices. Major carriers have suspended service due to these past due invoices.
My boss’s boss had a conversation with me. He was telling me he knew the market. He understands how people work. He knows the business. This was all in relation to how I am supposed to hire and fire people in a dual dynamic of people reporting to me in the U.S. and in India to maximize profit. I needed to fix things. Note: all of this occurred in the midst of a celebration of working together on a global scale.
During our discussion, we spoke about moving forward in technology. I mentioned talking to the IT contact in India. He reprimanded me sharply. Why…I didn’t follow the structure. The proper chain of command. For the record, I already went through the proper structure and chain of command. I was invited into a group discussion by the U.S. contact and the IT support leader from India or the Middle East. I’m not exactly sure where he is located.
My point. The leader reprimanded me because he felt I was going outside of the boundaries, when in fact I was doing everything properly. He was misinformed. He had to assert his power rather than take two seconds to ask me why I was going in the direction I was.
To those of you outside of America, this is what is wrong. America has a blind power structure. It can’t even function within its own parameters. It has also built a strong base of fear upon this whole dynamic. I am scared to death I will be fired for posting this.
So why am I doing this. Because I believe in people. I live in a tiny house. I don’t want power. I’m already paid $15K below the going rate. I live below my means, not above them. I am willing to take a pay cut to do the right thing. I believe that strength is in working together without suppression. I guess, in a way…they don’t have anything on me.
Honestly, after seeing what happened at this convention, I am not even sure I want to work for this company anymore. They say they want to listen, but they don’t.
I am different. I don’t want upward mobility. I live within my means. I want to prove myself by helping people and bringing forth equality, not going up some ladder where I live in a better house or have fancier clothes. I guess what I’m trying to say is, they are not offering me anything substantial, quite the opposite. Not working for them won’t change my personal directives.
So those of you in other countries, please don’t become like this. Stay true to helping others. Stay true to sharing the profit for everyone, not the elite. Stay true to working together, not with elites.
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