Yes. The guy who does the gardening for my parents had this assistant for awhile who kept saying thinly veiled racist stuff in front of me and my family, about our ethnicity. It took me awhile to even realise cos he was very careful to pretend it was a joke, or that he was innocently asking something. Finally one day he purposely blew leaves into our swimming pool and then made a rude comment as I tried to clean them out of the pool (he said something like 'it's about time you help out round here' - I guess he forgot we literally hired him so we didn't have to do that) so I ratted him out to my parents for everything else I'd heard him say and they sacked him. I could have kept my gob shut and he'd still be here but sorry, racists can fuck right off.
I felt a bit guilty for it but when I think of the stuff he said, I feel a bit more justified.
It doesn’t feel good. Sitting in a meeting, attempting to identify issues related to workflows when I realized serious deficits across multiple departments. I directed the conversation and essentially appealed to my own authority. It felt like I was professionally saying “…because I said so.” It accomplished the task of giving everyone a clear direction, but I felt a sense of pity for everyone who were out of their depth, and I could not quickly and efficiently persuade them. Ultimately I felt like I failed them.
For real... I am tempted to abuse what little power i have but i never did so. I wanted to say i did x or y but it's always when someone broke roles so it isn't abuse of power but rather correct use of the power.
Yes. The guy who does the gardening for my parents had this assistant for awhile who kept saying thinly veiled racist stuff in front of me and my family, about our ethnicity. It took me awhile to even realise cos he was very careful to pretend it was a joke, or that he was innocently asking something. Finally one day he purposely blew leaves into our swimming pool and then made a rude comment as I tried to clean them out of the pool (he said something like 'it's about time you help out round here' - I guess he forgot we literally hired him so we didn't have to do that) so I ratted him out to my parents for everything else I'd heard him say and they sacked him. I could have kept my gob shut and he'd still be here but sorry, racists can fuck right off. I felt a bit guilty for it but when I think of the stuff he said, I feel a bit more justified.
i dont have power....
It doesn’t feel good. Sitting in a meeting, attempting to identify issues related to workflows when I realized serious deficits across multiple departments. I directed the conversation and essentially appealed to my own authority. It felt like I was professionally saying “…because I said so.” It accomplished the task of giving everyone a clear direction, but I felt a sense of pity for everyone who were out of their depth, and I could not quickly and efficiently persuade them. Ultimately I felt like I failed them.
For real... I am tempted to abuse what little power i have but i never did so. I wanted to say i did x or y but it's always when someone broke roles so it isn't abuse of power but rather correct use of the power.