The Key to Success - Whining

Yes, whining. That is indeed the key to success, and if you mix some ass-kissing with that, you've really got it made.

I work for one of those big corporations, you know the ones where they are constantly advertising about how they care about the environment and what they're doing to reduce their carbon footprint. About the employees and how they're what makes the company work, their most valued "possession". About the customers and how their main aim is to serve them, to help them with their business. Yes I work for one of those corporations, where in fact, they are probably contributing to half the pollution on this planet, they couldn't give a rat's ass about the employees (they can always replace them, and let's face it, when it comes to big companies, everyone is replaceable), and they're looking for any opportunity to swindle some money out of customers (help them with their business, yea right, bite me).

I've been with this company for a good number of years and I've climbed up the food chain quite a bit, so really I shouldn't be complaining. But I am. I'm not complaining that I'm underpaid (which I am) or that I work long hours (which I do, without getting overtime), or that my boss may occasionally take credit for my work (hey it happens everywhere). Nope, I'm not complaining about any of that.

I'm complaining about the complainers. I've noticed that the more your complain, the more people pat you on the back, the bigger your raise, and the faster you climb up that stinking ladder.

I'm one of those people who works in silence. I do my job, I do it well, and I never complain about having too much to do. The way I see it, it's what I'm paid to do. Today, I've learnt that that is not the right way to go. No wonder I'm underpaid! In fact, what I should be doing is complain. I should complain about the workload, about the working conditions, about the job, about the coffee, just complain. That way I'll give the impression that I'm really contributing, that I go out of my way to help the company and that I work harder than anyone else.
Perception is reality after all.

And what I really don't get are the people who really care about companies like my company, who make an honest effort to find ways to swindle money from customers, who look for any way to line the pockets of those on top. And they do it in the name of the company. They do it for the greater good. What greater good? Since when was more money the greater good?
People who do that and complain... oh they're the worst. They got it all. Their souls have shriveled up and died a long time ago. In fact, they killed them and buried them six feet under and then pissed on their graves. Their souls couldn't even make it into soul heaven because of how wretched these people really are.

One day, one day, I'm going to make it out of this godforsaken corporate world....
It's okay little soul, don't die, I'll save you....