Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Bureaucracy: Did I even spell that right?

I like the way Eckhart Tolle put it in his book The New Earth when he described corporations as giant egoic structures. It is essential to feed the ego at the top to survive. The corporation or bureaucracy becomes a living, breathing entity bent on self preservation and survival. The structures develop their own languages and dialects. I don't know if Tolle said that, but I did. I am leaving the house in twenty minutes to go to what is called "a behavioral interview." I find that amusing.

What do you think they do in a behavioral interview? Remember, this is job related. I am not being carried off to the loony bin or going to a psychiatrist. It's for a job. I'm going to interview to be accepted or rejected in a "pool." I love to swim. That's a behavior. I bet they have a check list of "behaviors" they watch for. I am sure that nose picking and excessive throat clearing is out, but what else do you think will bother them? I really should know, you know, it might be one of those habits I have that no one has the guts to tell me about. I do have to watch interrupting. That is an issue I work on daily. Do you think knee bouncing is unacceptable? I should enunciate clearly. Oh, and my shoes are shiny. Slovenly appearance is not attractive. Is that classified as a behavior? Well, I had better be on my way. Oh,one more thing I do know. I'm watching them. They may have some idiosyncrasies I need to know about, too. You know, like name dropping or back stabbing. It's time to quit. Really. I'm smiling, but I can tell by my proof read, the scars from my burns are showing. lol




He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Psalm 23:3

1 comment:

Sarah Harris said...

My thoughts are with you today as always. Thank you for the blog. Love, Sally

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