Sympatico
The email read, "Mandatory All Office Meeting 10AM in the Lobby"
"I'm scared, said Cheryl the Accountant and Unwilling Secretary.
Weird, vibe in the place, I thought to myself.
"Motherfucking news travels fast in this place," said the other Mark, my IT Guy and Tech Czar.
"What's going on?" I ask.
"K got fired this morning," replied Mark.
"What? Oh Fuck." I said and went into shock. I fucking hope I'm not next.
K is my Creative Director. He was the Number 3 Guy in the company and one of 4 of my bosses. I liked him, I was confused as all get out, and he got the axe.
The Office Manager brought her husband and son in, kind of for security.
I stayed in my workspace, not daring to draw attention to myself, and to not have to face K. It's a small, small office and I had nothing to say.
There was emotions and drama. Locks were changed, I had to print a picture to give to building security.
Numbers 1 & 2 spoke of how excited they were to be bringing in new talent. They are about to spend a shit load of money on some guys who used to work for us, but had been driven off by K.
1 & 2 said how sorry they were to have to fire K, repeatedly, to everyone around them.
But you know they weren't, not really. If that were the case they would have kept him around. This wasn't a lay off, it was an out and out firing. 10 years with the company.
As I write this, I realize that maybe they did try to make it work, and that they were genuinely sorry. At least I think #2 was. He'd worked with K for 15-20 years. I think #1 is a sociopath, but that's just me. Anyone that already has 25M in the bank shouldn't be working. To me that's insanity.
I understand that men are more sympathetic than empathic. That means they have more affinity, than identification with the source of the emotions. Sympathy is a level or 2 removed from empathy. It's easy to mistake them. But I think in order to have true empathy, one must have already experienced that event which triggers the emotional condition, otherwise you are left with sympathy.
I've been fired from 2 jobs in the past 5 years. I don't care that people call it a "lay off", being forcibly removed from my job is a firing, and it has also added to the bitterness I feel towards "work". But that's an issue I'll wrestle with for the rest of my days.
K is responsible for my hiring, and we talked much about guitars and music, but he had driven off the talent over the years, so I've heard, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the guy.
Sympathy vs Empathy. Where do you stand on the issue?
"I'm scared, said Cheryl the Accountant and Unwilling Secretary.
Weird, vibe in the place, I thought to myself.
"Motherfucking news travels fast in this place," said the other Mark, my IT Guy and Tech Czar.
"What's going on?" I ask.
"K got fired this morning," replied Mark.
"What? Oh Fuck." I said and went into shock. I fucking hope I'm not next.
K is my Creative Director. He was the Number 3 Guy in the company and one of 4 of my bosses. I liked him, I was confused as all get out, and he got the axe.
The Office Manager brought her husband and son in, kind of for security.
I stayed in my workspace, not daring to draw attention to myself, and to not have to face K. It's a small, small office and I had nothing to say.
There was emotions and drama. Locks were changed, I had to print a picture to give to building security.
Numbers 1 & 2 spoke of how excited they were to be bringing in new talent. They are about to spend a shit load of money on some guys who used to work for us, but had been driven off by K.
1 & 2 said how sorry they were to have to fire K, repeatedly, to everyone around them.
But you know they weren't, not really. If that were the case they would have kept him around. This wasn't a lay off, it was an out and out firing. 10 years with the company.
As I write this, I realize that maybe they did try to make it work, and that they were genuinely sorry. At least I think #2 was. He'd worked with K for 15-20 years. I think #1 is a sociopath, but that's just me. Anyone that already has 25M in the bank shouldn't be working. To me that's insanity.
I understand that men are more sympathetic than empathic. That means they have more affinity, than identification with the source of the emotions. Sympathy is a level or 2 removed from empathy. It's easy to mistake them. But I think in order to have true empathy, one must have already experienced that event which triggers the emotional condition, otherwise you are left with sympathy.
I've been fired from 2 jobs in the past 5 years. I don't care that people call it a "lay off", being forcibly removed from my job is a firing, and it has also added to the bitterness I feel towards "work". But that's an issue I'll wrestle with for the rest of my days.
K is responsible for my hiring, and we talked much about guitars and music, but he had driven off the talent over the years, so I've heard, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the guy.
Sympathy vs Empathy. Where do you stand on the issue?
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