the one constant

I'm starting to wonder if it's me, if it's something I do. I seem to have a knack for encountering some of the worst managers imaginable. I know I have authority issues (though they aren't as knee-jerk as they used to be, maybe carefully considered rebellion is more threatening?), and I know things get to me that others can ignore, but... it keeps happening. I don't buckle or go along if I think things are wrong, and I try to do what I think is best, if it's policy or not. I know also that I tend to give (and maybe garner) respect based on personality, history and relationship, and not position. Maybe all of these things makes me a lightning rod for rigid, overcompensatory assholes. I *have* had good bosses, but they never stuck around long, damn it. Maybe I should pay attention to their comings and goings more closely, an organizational canary in a bureaucratic coal mine.

revelations

'Half mast' means 'it's on'.

Those who back away from what I have to offer don't necessarily back away from anything that has to do with me.

"Poor Adrien, has to make do with deep, meaningful personal relationships!"