I don’t mean no one cares about you Broady, or what you say or what you are doing or how you are trying to help. Lots of people care about that. Me included.
What I mean is no (or very few) bosses really care what their people are going through or if they are not ok. What they care about is people’s ability to do their job well. At the point they can’t then they care, kind of, but it remains purely selfish. “If people can’t do their job, my company (team etc blah) can’t succeed and if they can’t succeed I won’t succeed. Fuck I need to care! I really care about you, until you seem ok and now I don’t care again.”
And repeat…..you are right, from yesterdays discussions it seems many don’t care, they are underwhelming their greatest asset and hampering their growth and future prosperity by paying lip service - but that’s their problem eh! Ultimately we can all choose.
Hey , It was great to see you and the other misfits around the table! You my friend are a great story of all too familiar blind ambition for a place you felt you needed to get to to be successful, rather than a somewhere you wanted to be and be happy. We all did it! Yet with age comes wisdom and the sobering reality that whilst the money and the people were great , little else populated anyone’s thoughts on being happy. I love the idea that young people today seem to sense the danger , are more demanding , questioning and frankly braver than we might have been. For 5 years Ive been a volunteer boxing coach dealing with some vulnerable people. Ive enjoyed more happiness reward and feeling of self worth in those 5 years than I ever had in well paid corporate life. Best of luck Chris in spreading the wisdom. Oh and the gym is always open to you my friend !
No one cares!
There that got your attention.
I don’t mean no one cares about you Broady, or what you say or what you are doing or how you are trying to help. Lots of people care about that. Me included.
What I mean is no (or very few) bosses really care what their people are going through or if they are not ok. What they care about is people’s ability to do their job well. At the point they can’t then they care, kind of, but it remains purely selfish. “If people can’t do their job, my company (team etc blah) can’t succeed and if they can’t succeed I won’t succeed. Fuck I need to care! I really care about you, until you seem ok and now I don’t care again.”
And repeat
Thanks Danny
And repeat…..you are right, from yesterdays discussions it seems many don’t care, they are underwhelming their greatest asset and hampering their growth and future prosperity by paying lip service - but that’s their problem eh! Ultimately we can all choose.
Hey , It was great to see you and the other misfits around the table! You my friend are a great story of all too familiar blind ambition for a place you felt you needed to get to to be successful, rather than a somewhere you wanted to be and be happy. We all did it! Yet with age comes wisdom and the sobering reality that whilst the money and the people were great , little else populated anyone’s thoughts on being happy. I love the idea that young people today seem to sense the danger , are more demanding , questioning and frankly braver than we might have been. For 5 years Ive been a volunteer boxing coach dealing with some vulnerable people. Ive enjoyed more happiness reward and feeling of self worth in those 5 years than I ever had in well paid corporate life. Best of luck Chris in spreading the wisdom. Oh and the gym is always open to you my friend !