Help Wanted-Managers Need Not Apply
By Nancy Muldoon<\/p>\n
In my mind there is no one more blue collar than me. There was a time not so long ago in this country where people who worked for a living were proud to be part of the working class. Its working people not the elite who made this country great in spite of being exploited, abused and denied access to the luxuries of those in the upper echelons of our culture. Nowadays everyday Americans seem to deny or minimize their working class background. The mentality is not to work but to continue to buy things without having the “burden” of “paying” for things. To me this concept is actually un-American.
As much as it pains me to admit I’ve had to work a lot of jobs that I haven’t thought much of to supplement my writing career. I actually like to work and take pride in the work that I do however; there is an epidemic in this country that is contributing to the degradation of America as a whole. I call it Managerial-itis. It afflicts many and it is rather contagious. It seems to afflict those who don’t have any work ethic and for those of us who are subjected to working along side of them it is a serious issue of contention.
Most of us have worked for managers who couldn’t manage anything even if their lives depended on it and then there are those workers (the ones with no work ethic) who seem to be hell bent on becoming managers. I guess they figure if they are not going to do any work (like most managers) they should at least get paid a salary for it just like the managers they seem to emulate.
The irony of this epidemic is that the people who become managers aren’t the ones who exhibit any leadership qualities (god forbid) or put in the hours and paid their dues in the American workplace, but it’s rather those who demonstrate time and time again that they have no leadership skills, avoid confrontation, and are afraid to fire incompetent employees which inevitably creates resentment amongst the employees who have to pick up the slack.
My point is this: We do not need any more MANAGERS in this country but we are in desperate need of good old fashioned workers, you know, the foundation of what makes America great in the first place. Workers are wanted and needed, managers need not apply. <\/p>\n
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