The problem with me is sometimes I can be fiercely uncompromising when it comes to upholding my principles. Now in an ideal world, this shouldn't be a problem at all, but twenty four years in the real world should have been enough to tell me that idealism is, at best, an elusive vision one constantly aspires to but is not, if rarely, ever reached.
Contrary to what most friends have been telling me, I do not have problems dealing with authority. As a matter of fact, I believe in the idea of an effective hierarchy spinning the gears of an organization. It's just that for most of my life, the ones whom I should be respecting and looking up to do not... well... convince me.
While I do realize it makes me sound like an arrogant, elitist, and unscrupulous s.o.b., I just can't bring myself to trust the job I have done so meticulously and analytically to be given the seal of approval by someone whom I know is ignorant of the subject matter (or, more often than not, just plain ignorant).
At any rate, I suppose for what happened last week, this was the best possible outcome. No, I wasn't terminated, and unfortunately, neither was she, but I can at least take comfort in the fact that she knows she should be careful when sending out thoughtless emails just like the one she did. Because if by any misstep, she tries to pull off that shit again, the whole team, plus HR, PLUS everyone in the industry will smell the stench of her incompetence, so help me God.
