"Why must I eliminate my self so i can be part of something?"" Why do I have to lie about who I'm to get a job and keep it?" "Why do I have to be a spineless hypocrite for 8 hours a day and be true to myself only when I get home."
Well unfortunately when it comes to interacting with people inside the working environment how good you are with your work does not mean a thing. In fact if combined with honesty and integrity it can be a great disadvantage. From my experience there seem to be three basic rule avoiding problems:
1)Never express a different opinion on a subject no matter how well you can back it up with evidence.
2)You should never ever suggest that something is wrong even if (again) you can present good evidence that its.
3)You should never ever ever suggest that there is a better way of doing something.
The really incredible part is the reactions you get. The last 5-6 years that I have been keeping track of this I really don't know how many times I got back the phrase "most people don't think work/act that way so why do you?" or "If everyone around you disagrees with what you say then why do keep insisting on this?". The response almost never has to do with whether or not what you say is true or wheter it might prove to be a good idea or not. It has always to do with how many other people have a different opinion than yours. For some reason people tend to think that that whether something is true/good or not is determined by a poll and not by evidence or reasonable arguments. In any case if your opinions (even those that have nothing to do with work) tend to differ from those of your colleagues and superiors do not express them no matter how well you can support them with evidence. In fact providing sound arguments and a good case for your opinions might get you fired.
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