This is something of a departure for me, since my overall opinion about the office is that it serves no purpose other than to invest our relationship with our former colonial master with more gravitas than it deserves. Who gives a shit about "the Queen's representative" in 2021? It's a posh sinecure inevitably awarded to establishment faves as a reward for their service to the establishment. All in, it costs we the taxpayers hundreds of millions and has zero value outside the realm of symbolism.
Then there's Ms. Payette, now tagged a raging harpy who made her underlings cry. Yes, tears flowed daily among the hundreds of unionized civil servants assigned to attend to the GG's every whim.
That's the problem right there. The Julie Payette "controversy" is what happens when you put a no-nonsense, high-performance go-getter into a palace staffed by people who take a stress leave when their boss hurts their feelings. And more power to them... no way does the employer have a right to hurt your feelings! Let the grievances fly!
Unfortunately for them, Payette comes from a world where nobody gives a shit about your feelings. Engineering? Astronaut School? Senior management positions? Sorry, these are all fields where those who prosper don't give a shit about anyone else's feelings.
What we have here is a clash of cultures. High achievers like Julie Payette just aren't in fashion anymore.
Great interpretation, Neumann! Far and away more accurate than the Faerie Queen's "we should have vetted our selection process better" Ho ho!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you Ken. I was worried.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dennis! Incommunicado as I was in various hospitals for more than ten months. Many people wanted to over the years but I broke my own neck
ReplyDeleteHow inconsiderate, eh?