As I thread through the motion of life I realised that life is made up of various relationships - Old news again.
One of things that has been bugging me the past few days is work. I don't often complaint much about work but this niggling issue (and a few others) is just getting on top of me. Somehow the expression of 'sleep on it' worked rather well - maybe I was just too tired (physically and mentally).
Back to work: many do not understand the mechanics of a business. I am not claiming that I know a lot but having growing up with a family business I often caught myself defending the business side of things. But recent events made me think - is it really worth it?
When its your business maybe - you need to defend it, make your profit, pay your supplier and staff as well as the boring taxes and legal requirements of a typical business. But when the tables are turned, and you are just a wage earner, does it all matter?
Does it matter when management try to put some business sense to you?
Does it matter when you put in your heart and soul for the business?
Does it matter that when you do the above you are appreciated (or not) for your effort?
Does it matter when all you do is take instructions without questioning the reason or understanding it?
Does it matter when you questioned and you are given really silly answers? Maybe acceptable and at times not?
The superior and subordinate relationship is one - rather complicated one (maybe not).
For some subordinates, they go to work, do what they want or be possibly required of (not necessary to the fullest of their capability), get paid and continue the circle. For others, they strive real hard to give their all to their superior and company.
For the superior, I'm sure they have their instructions from the 'guy (or gal)' up there as well. Also possibly their goals, plans and targets as well. I'm sure they are working as hard to meet all those that have been set out to them.
But then have you ever been in a situation that you as a lower level personnel been treated rather insignificantly - at the expense of the people up there? Have you been to a point where when you need the help or something from above you and they cannot deliver due to so many reasons even after you had been putting your everything into whatever you do?
See, why should there be such a compromise in the relationship? Everyone works together - for the betterment of everything. But that is the life.
Change the whole working structure into a family structure - you will see that it works about the same. Parents being the 'superiors' and children being the 'subordinates'. The issue of family hierarchy and filal piety is another matter but why can't everyone be treated an equal and work together? Difficult? I guess. And I've seen in so many instances that when children 'wised up', they then to think they are better off than their parents.
Likewise, this works in the work environment as well, don't you think?
Again, change the working structure and family structure to someother relationships, for instance friends, you get the same. Same goes to political and what other relationships you can think of.
Its a dog-eat-dog world out there. Life is difficult. Life can be frustrating. There is so much you can complaint (or b*tch about) and there is also so much you can do. But eventually something has to be done. Eventually you just reach to the enough point. Exhausted. Drained. Fed up.
Possibly you stop moaning. Defeated. And accept that this is life. You can change it. Or you can sit on it, even sleep on it.
But we only live once. And it is our choice what we want to do with it.
It's the hard-knock life for us!
It's the hard-knock life for us!
'Steada treated,
We get tricked!
'Steada kisses,
We get kicked!
It's the hard-knock life!
Got no folks to speak of, so,
It's the hard-knock row we how!
Cotton blankets,
'Steada of wool!
Empty Bellies
'Steada of full!
It's the hard-knock life!
Don't it feel like the wind is always howl'n?
Don't it seem like there's never any light!
Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in?
It's easier than puttin' up a fight.
No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy!
No one cares if you grow...of if you shrink!
No one dries when your eyes get wet an' weepy!
From all the cryin' you would think this place's a sink!
Ohhhh!!!!!!!
Empty belly life!
Rotten smelly life!
Full of sorrow life!
No tomorrow life!
It's the hard-knock life for us
It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
It's the hard-knock life!
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