I just had to sit through an hour long presentation at my workplace by a top manager at a privatized public utility. This Boston Consulting-bred mf who probably makes six figures was talking about "reshaping the cost base" as a euphemism for major job cuts, while in the same breath bragging about being acquired by a Private Equity firm. He literally had a fucking bullet point about a highly unionized workforce being one of the main challenges facing the company.
I was struggling to even sit still, it was maddening. I made an effort to contain the rage, but even the few angry comments I made about it afterwards with my colleagues seemed to fall on deaf ears. I might have already jeopardized my job if rumor of them reaches the wrong people. Unfortunately my rent doesn't pay itself, and this is a relatively good job as far as they go.
How do you deal with the rage? How do you manage the anger internally when expressing it might genuinely lead to losing your job? I really tried to keep my mouth shut today, and I still kinda failed.
I treat the workplace as hostile territory. I am an infiltrator, and my mission requires me not to out myself.
honestly this. and I try to find co-conspirators. misery shared is misery halved, etc, especially after sitting through an insane presentation/meeting.
I've sat through talks where I wondered if maybe the way to fight evil is to go straight at it and burn its house down with it trapped inside.
it helped to talk to a fellow insurrectionary colleague later about how fucked these people are morally.
unironically good advice! that's exactly how I treat my college
I feel this, that's my usual attitude. This time I didn't manage to keep the anger under control I guess.