Posted by
Dr. K on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 4:07:42 PM
The election is finally over. I didn't give any money to any campaign. I am not elated over the result nor despondent. I am, rather, observant. I have little expectations of government regardless of the party in power. Rather, I have to beware of corporate entities asking for more sacrifices. I am reminded of the requests for giving and sacrifices extended to me and my co-workers 7 or 8 years ago for database redesign and the initiatives for cross-training that were heavily promoted. All of these sacrifices (reducing staff while taking on more and diversified functions) were not for the employees' benefit. They were instead for the benefit of the company. In the end the sacrifices were made so the company could off-shore our jobs.
Now under a new adminstration Americans are asked to give more, to make more sacrifices. It sounds like a familiar corporate initiative. Listen, observe, question, and above all, look beyond the veil of the euphoria of victory. Government is not a panacea. As a necessary evil it cannot be relied upon for anything except its own continued expansion. How this change of government will affect me on my corner of Main Street remains to be seen. I am content to be without a job.
I look back through my journals at other political events and elections. I do not know whether any policy promoted by President George W. Bush was responsible for my job being off-shored to India and the Philipinnes. I only know that corporations will lie straight-faced to their employees and leverage out any manager who advocates for the people who make the product. I do not know what the American dream is. What ever it was or is it isn't what I perceived it to be when I was told to work hard, get a good education, and show loyalty to your employer. Nothing has really changed on my corner of Main Street since yesterday. Change comes regardless of who is elected. What is important is how we deal with it when it comes.
From my corner of Main Street and Beech in Rocky Ford, CO.
Dr. K