Job = Relationship ?

Feeling defeated

I think finding a company to work for is like finding a significant other. You start out looking for "The One" and eventually, over time, after many lay offs and going from company to company, you just settle for "The One Now"...except I feel like I'm in that phase of life where I don't just want "The One Now". I'm tired of looking and I just want to belong to something. I want to settle down with a good company and work out my days til retirement. *sigh* Unfortunately, just like a relationship, there are ups and downs.  There are people who support and nourish your relationship and then there are those filthy scumbags who try to tear you apart. Naturally the relationship can and will flourish if both parties realize what they want and what they value and will do whatever it takes to keep the other person around. Likewise, if you don't appreciate the other person, chances are they won't stick around for long.  Unfortunately for me, it seems ass kissers make their way up the ladder much more quickly.  Why is it so hard to find a job that appreciates people and their hard work instead of ass kissers?!??!  Ugh. Am I surprised?  Not at all.  I do work in corporate america afterall. It's just that I still have that glimmer of hope that I'll find my company in shinning armor. The one place that values hard work and good work ethics. The kind of place that can see through all the bs. The company where people can't and won't take someone's work and pass it off as their own.  You know, the type of environment where everyone helps each other out instead of backstabbing them. Man, maybe I'm just in the wrong industry. Afterall, it's unlikely that you will find a chef at a construction site right?

Alright, I better stop here before I end up getting myself into trouble.  I'll leave this on a funny note since I'm trying to turn over a new leaf and look for the good amist all the bad.  I once read somewhere that ending a relationship should be like quitting a job.  You have to give two weeks notice and find a replacement before you leave.  Ha! 

Always remember,
Kimmunication is Key!

It's so easy even a monkey can do it