tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post112760544412399640..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: Government As PurgatoryGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-1127745922154581162005-09-26T10:45:00.000-04:002005-09-26T10:45:00.000-04:00Ayn Rand's book usually had a character like that,...Ayn Rand's book usually had a character like that, someone who starts on the right patch but is crushed by the establishment.<BR/>Amazing how the work environment can crush a personÅ› spirit. Conformity is such a despicable trait, and the most hateful part is that it sneaks up on you.<BR/>When I finished college (Interamerican University, go tigres!) one of my friends went to a goverment agency. Full of energy and hope. He used to go early to read and learn as much as possible about his job and agency. He stayed late. After a few weeks, his coworkes circled his desk and explained to him that he was arriving and leaving at the same time as everyone else or he would suffer the consequences. He complied to gain social aceptance but continued tryin o learn and help others learn. He would photocopy articles and pass them to employees (no email back then). He gave books at Christmas parties. All that was useless, his coworkers (term used loosely) where there just for the paycheck and had no intention of changing that. By this time, two years had passed and his worth in the private sector was less than when he graduated, even with his self financed CNE certification. Goverment employment stigma is hard to overcome. He had to leave the island in order to improve. I have also posted a similar story about my brother before. I'm sure there are many other stories like that. Goverment culture is so diseased its probably impossible to change without drastic reorganizations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940267250726982508noreply@blogger.com