Work Woes 

Working in the Government frustrates me a lot of times. And sometimes I’m so worked up that I think of leaving and going into the private sector. They are several things that make me cringe everytime.

1. The lack of power to do anything without getting approval from 4 levels of management. Thus slowing everything down 4 times and causing me to NOT wanna come up with any ideas and just do the status quo.

2. The “cover-your-own-butt” mentality that everyone has. Everyone is scared of making a decision because no one wants to take responsibility should anything go wrong. Everyone pushes work to someone else and refuses to do more than his or her portfolio because they don’t want to get into trouble.

3. I have to ask permission before I do anything, even a tiny and insignificant thing. No power and waste of time.

4. All the paperwork, protocol and procedures. Half of my job is just writing papers for everything, even silly things. Every step in the process must be done properly and given due diligence, even steps that are redundant.  Again, wasting time.

I like things on the go, exciting events and fast actions. I prefer to have some decision-making power instead of being just a mouth-piece for others. I hate things moving at snail’s pace. I hate having to look over my shoulder every time.

It’s tough adjusting and while it’s easier to “give in” and just do the status quo and keep under the radar, I don’t want to become disillusioned. I want to make a difference, to make my mark. We’ll see how it works out.

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