I am not saying that the article is bad. Its good. It should be followed. But it smells of too much sincerity. The truth is that I met a large number of people before leaving Infy about a year ago. The problem with most of them was that they were too sincere, too law abiding. I am not saying one should not be sincere or law abiding but then there are times when every corporation promulgates ridiculuous rules. Being blindingly sincere curbs our propensity of opposing such rules and adversely affects the faculty of creativity. Such people keep toeing the line they are asked to as they are blinded by the shiny facade which says that everything their seniors say, is right and everything they do, a shiny example for the juniors. This idea is crap for the one thing worth nurturing is personal creativity.
Coming to this article, its good to be sincere and honest and polite and professional but only if your employer has been just and considerate of your abilities. Otherwise, they do not deserve such a nice treatment. There is only so far someone should go quietly.
RE:What Crap
by Guest on Jun 14, 2008 07:57 PM Permalink
I agree with Ankit, I suspect this article was written by someone in HR that would like to have everyone who leaves a company (their company) do so in this totally PC and "friendly" way. There are situations where management needs to know that parts of their company are hurting them. That there are mean, back-biting, vindictive people working among their ranks, and the only "safe" time to call these jerks out is when you are on your way out. I once worked for an organization with the worst supervisor in the world. When the 3rd 4th and 5th employees quit citing that supervisor as the main reason for their dissatisfaction with the job, management started taking notice, and after a while that supervisor got the bum's rush he deserved. Fortunately, I was able to survive, and it made the job heavenly afterward. I nominate those people who had the common sense to quit and the cajones to speak up for sainthood.
