Theory: Surrounded by Lies

Theory: Surrounded by Lies

The "troublemaker" was placed in his/her position usually by lies about him/her made by someone usually jealous of the space he/she had, or the recognition and PR he/she got, or the workers he/she had, or because he/she showed up his/her boss, etc. Someone wants to bring him/her down.......... They will use anything they can to bring him/her down: sex, alcohol use, tobacco use, being late, leaving early, his/her private life, etc., etc.

It is connived so he/she cannot win. If he/she works on all jobs under his/her command so the work gets done he/she is said to be wasting his/her education on technician, or "grunt" work. If he/she does not do the work to get the job done, he/she is said to be above such work and has no feeling for the project and the organization. Either way he/she loses....and this starts the lies. If people buy into those initial lies then they just expand them to say things like he/she is spending valuable time fixing things rather than buying new equipment, or he/she spreads himself/herself too thin by trying to do too much, or he/she cannot manage his/her time well. Vague accusations are used that are hard to prove one way or the other. Other co-workers are glad he/she has been singled out for persecution because that means they are safe ........ for a while .........

People that have no concept of the work involved, and do not do any of the work involved, are making the decisions on the project, not because they know anything about the project, but because of the sick organization chain-of-command. Sometimes the "troublemaker" is singled out because he/she "shows up" his/her boss with a better idea or invention, or is just smarter. The boss then thinks he/she has to make the "troublemaker" look bad to the rest of the organization to prove he/she is still "top dog," and will do almost anything to make the "troublemaker" look bad, and him/her smarter and in command (usually an appointed, rather than earned, position).

By then the "troublemaker" has to make a decision on whether to leave (usually without a letter of recommendation) and start all over, or to stay on and try to get a retirement (if he/she is closer to retirement than half-way).

If he/she stays then it becomes a race to the finish ..... can he/she reach retirement, or will they finally get him/her?? ........... Or drive him/her nuts? .......... Or will he/she drive them crazy? ........

Adrian R. Lawler,  (C) 2011 --