Poet's Corner

NEGATIVE ASSET

20-08-2007

Miserable bosses cause unhappy workers. It's a statement of the bleedin' obvious which has recently been backed up by research. Brendan Hawthorne doesn't need the academic study. He's been there.

We are the

work-crew section

of the human race

caught up in a rodent

work-force marathon

running the maze

rolling the wheels

to exhaustion

and for what?

To form the underpaid

undervalued

underclass

of the work-ethic generations

Mortgage generators

overtaxed

overburdened

and over wrought

Pinned down by

certain sector

management who jump

at their own shadows

in fear of losing a pension

or a share option

Their frail ego's fearful of underlings

who have the cheek

to seek promotions

or obtain a place

on the hierarchical

supervisory British Bulldog tower

‘To go' incompetence is dished up

on a silver platter

with a lack of humanity

on the side

Face fit leaders who moan

when things are wrong

forget praise

when things are right

get bogged down

with keeping distance protocols

bathe in secrecy

and need-to-know bullshit briefings

Where's the trust?

Where's the support?

Where's the experience?

Cheap-is-best service policy

apparently

unless you're a Consultant

Hopefuls had better

shut up or get out

because there's a queue at the door

Check-in your pen if you're leaving

because British management

by and large

have forgotten a few things

That when computers

and target setting

improvement on improvement

profit on profit

are your only friends

no-one will thank you for coming

no-one will put themselves out

for you

because you have become

a one-time sentient

baring a frozen smile

And when it's time for you to leave

the lights will have already

been extinguished for you

and your keys will be up on the rack

freeing you up

to sign-on

alongside past employees

and ex-friends

(Copyright 2007 Brendan Hawthorne)