Probably one of the worst things an organization can do is to sweep the dirt under the rug. It is upsetting to know that the group you’re in practices this, but it is more painful to know that you are the one tasked to do the sweeping.
Knowing that I’d be sugarcoating the truth or in extreme cases, hide it, there are times when I’m tempted to break away from standards and just arm myself with honesty. But then again, it’s my job - I’m actually paid to, neither help solve problems nor provide solutions, but to fabricate reasons and try to make sense of the mess that’s left behind by other people and by the system. It sounds like one of the most difficult jobs in the world, but most people deem it as the lowliest responsibility one could ever have.
After other people have benefited from your efforts of beating the odds, you get no appreciation. Furthermore, others will subject you to conditions that will make the task even more unreachable and far from what is right.
When people from the outside think the organization is trash, it’s still your fault. The weird thing is, you are just doing your job.
Sadly, there are people who are untroubled with this kind of operation. It doesn’t matter to them if the system runs this way on a daily basis. They actually think it is the norm.
Good thing I still have time and the opportunity to break out of this system. The only question is, “When?” I promise myself I won’t leave that environment without exerting the effort to change it and make it a better “workplace.”
This dirt, I won’t sweep under the rug.
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