Eamon Burke
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You know, the other day, my coworker and I were telling the boss that we were having trouble with the burning roofing tar the crew reroofing the building had going. They burned it in a giant bbq pit outside our door. My coworker said the smell was bothering him and I said it was giving me headaches. My boss rolled her eyes and said "yeah, but everything gives you a headache". She's referring to my low tolerance for inhaling degreaser spray, putting my head in an oven with oven cleaner in it, and tolerating working after the floor gets mopped with a few cups of pine sol and a few cups of bleach. Regular behavior where I work.
My coworker said, "yeah he does but it's starting to hurt my head too", and she said she understood to him. I said "just because I often get headaches doesn't mean I don't have one." Her response? "Yeah, but it doesn't make you special when you do."
It's often surprising how quickly an ethical code gets trashed in favor of accepting the status quo. Yes, many other companies do this stuff--that is exactly the problem. It has become accepted from the outset that everyone accepting your money is going to lie, cheat, extort and manipulate to get it.
Research? It took me years to know what I know now, and a few more to find out it was common knowledge 100 years ago.
My coworker said, "yeah he does but it's starting to hurt my head too", and she said she understood to him. I said "just because I often get headaches doesn't mean I don't have one." Her response? "Yeah, but it doesn't make you special when you do."
It's often surprising how quickly an ethical code gets trashed in favor of accepting the status quo. Yes, many other companies do this stuff--that is exactly the problem. It has become accepted from the outset that everyone accepting your money is going to lie, cheat, extort and manipulate to get it.
Research? It took me years to know what I know now, and a few more to find out it was common knowledge 100 years ago.