tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post5971118085911591866..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: Professional practiceThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-38310001750635431272008-09-06T12:38:00.000+01:002008-09-06T12:38:00.000+01:00I think part of what you write about comes from cu...I think part of what you write about comes from culture, but part comes from having an "entrepreneurial" mind set (as opposed to corporate). Like you, I find it difficult to bite my tongue. I have found myself in trouble for saying things (as I did as a kid) and not playing the politics game. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, I am very easy going on most things. However, I have never been a particularly "secretive" person. For me, inequality and fairness are more important than playing the game. I still get very angry when I see some people are given preferential treatment over others, some people have given access to information that give them an advantage other others.<BR/><BR/>It appears to me that this is really what you are talking about. This is why I just was never good in corporate America. At times, it makes me crazy in Academia. I have learned over the years to pick my battles, and although I hate the game playing, I can clandestinely provide information to level the playing field with the best of them. But boy, do I hate doing that!V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-41114900994333100702008-09-05T11:20:00.000+01:002008-09-05T11:20:00.000+01:00It is good to see you getting some time to write s...It is good to see you getting some time to write such wonderful pieces. I am slowly getting inspired to follow your footsteps, but I want to sleep at home! zzzzzzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-27204649048352179822008-09-02T23:38:00.000+01:002008-09-02T23:38:00.000+01:00@jason I think today was an exception - I don't kn...@jason I think today was an exception - I don't know that I could be that prolific every day!The upsychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-74043581670703621702008-09-02T19:38:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:38:00.000+01:00I can completely relate to your situation. I come...I can completely relate to your situation. I come from Western Canada, which alot like the western US, has a real DIY and "tell it like it is" (we say, Shoot from the hip) mentality to it. When I first moved to the more "polite and respectable" central Canadian jobforce, I quickly became known as the guy who "says what others are thinking". My brother (also raised out west) moved to England and works for one of the Royal Navy's vendors! He has REALLY had to learn to "keep a civil tongue in his head."<BR/>In the end, I am a big believer in saying it like it is, and I think that as a professional, I am hired for not only my ability to do the job, but my opinion about how the job should be done. If you want a drone, pay someone half as much as you pay me, but if you want someone who is really passionate about what they do, then it's going to cost you - not just salary, but some uncomfortable moments when I express that passion aswell. In the end, though, I'm always willing (but not always eager!) to face the consquences of truth telling, or at least as I see it. I think that's the essential quality.<BR/><BR/>It's great to see the quantity of posts going up since your transition - of course quality was never an issue. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com