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[FL] This happened to me shortly after I had been hired for a C level position in a F500 corporation, preface to say that the senior management group had not been advised of my hiring and that my (newly created) position significantly impaired the freedom that many in senior management had had in managing their areas.

So immediately after being hired I sensed incredible hostility from the three highest level financial executives who were a tight knit group. I maintain civility and politeness in dealing with these people but they were highly immature, insulting, and just nasty to deal with.

I went on a business trip overseas that took over a month. I had made certain recommendations during my time on the business trip that this group of people didn’t appreciate. But thankfully the COO agreed with me and implemented everything that I had recommended and told him so. But like everything in life, one makes mistakes. I made a mistake when I got back. It wasn’t anything huge and it could be fixed but nevertheless I made a mistake. I hadn’t realize how high it had gotten up until one of these three executives came into my office, literally laughing and smiling as if it was the best thing in the world and informed me that the COO was looking for me and that I had to go see him immediately. I looked at her and the heat just radiated from her eyes.

I went up, got my shellacking from the COO. And went back to my desk and office swearing to myself to do better. I lasted in the company for many many years, but that scene in that moment will be forever etched in my mind. How a person could be so incredibly happy to see someone else be in trouble.

[FL] This happened to me shortly after I had been hired for a C level position in a F500 corporation, preface to say that the senior management group had not been advised of my hiring and that my (newly created) position significantly impaired the freedom that many in senior management had had in managing their areas.

So immediately after being hired I sensed incredible hostility from the three highest level financial executives who were a tight knit group. I maintain civility and politeness in dealing with these people but they were highly immature, insulting, and just nasty to deal with.

I went on a business trip overseas that took over a month. I had made certain recommendations during my time on the business trip that this group of people didn’t appreciate. But thankfully the COO agreed with me and implemented everything that I had recommended and told him so. But like everything in life, one makes mistakes. I made a mistake when I got back. It wasn’t anything huge and it could be fixed but nevertheless I made a mistake. I hadn’t realize how high it had gotten up until one of these three executives came into my office, literally laughing and smiling as if it was the best thing in the world and informed me that the COO was looking for me and that I had to go see him immediately. I looked at her and the hate just radiated from her eyes.

I went up, got my shellacking from the COO. And went back to my desk and office swearing to myself to do better. I lasted in the company for many many years, but that scene in that moment will be forever etched in my mind. How a person could be so incredibly happy to see someone else be in trouble.

[FL] This happened to me shortly after I had been hired for a C level position in a F500 corporation, preface to say that the senior management group had not been advised of my hiring and that my (newly created) position significantly impaired the freedom that many in senior management had had in managing their areas.

So immediately after being hired I sensed incredible hostility from the three highest level financial executives who were a tight knit group. I maintained civility and politeness in dealing with these people but they were highly immature, insulting, and just nasty to deal with.

I went on a business trip overseas that took over a month. I had made certain recommendations during my time on the business trip that this group of people didn’t appreciate. But thankfully the COO agreed with me and implemented everything that I had recommended and told him so. But like everything in life, one makes mistakes. I made a mistake when I got back. It wasn’t anything huge and it could be fixed but nevertheless I made a mistake. I hadn’t realize how high it had gotten up until one of these three executives came into my office, literally laughing and smiling as if it was the best thing in the world and informed me that the COO was looking for me and that I had to go see him immediately. I looked at her and the hate just radiated from her eyes.

I went up, got my shellacking from the COO. And went back to my desk and office swearing to myself to do better. I lasted in the company for many many years, but that scene in that moment will be forever etched in my mind. How a person could be so incredibly happy to see someone else be in trouble.

As the tithe states- how did travelers know where to find water and shelter (oasis) whilst traveling through a desert?

I’ll start…not my story, but I witnessed it in all its glory.

This took place in a Central American manufacturing plant many years ago. This particular plant was located in an area that had a long history of violent and destructive labor strifes; the GM of this plant had been in place for more than 20 years and through a combination of charm and (un proved) under the table payments to the Union stewards, had been able to maintain the plant “strike free” for most of his tenure. Now, the plant was run terribly- waste, absenteeism, errors in production, etc., etc., but since the company was deathly afraid of strikes, they kept the guy on and handled the plant with kid gloves, except for the Controller who not only did his job exceptionally well, but basically did the GM’s job as well.

Years move on and it’s time for the GM to retire; the Division’s Senior VP had verbally committed to the Controller that he would be assuming the position of GM. Everything is moving in that direction, HR is making arrangements for housing, etc.

Suddenly th existing GM pulls a fast move. Turns out that as an appeasement to the rank and file workers, the Contract stipulated that a retiring employee could be replaced with his son. The GM pulled this card even as his position as “management” was not included in the contract. Then he got the union steward and a contingent of union employees to meet with the Senior VP and demanded that the GM’s son be named GM or they would burn the plant down.

The VP blinked and the Controller was demoted and transferred to another division.