Professionalism?????
Professionalism is one elusive lesson from the corporate world that has often unhinged me with its implications. Every organisation stresses it and swears by it in its business dealings. To gain an insight into the mystery, I carefully observed its adherents - professionals. These are the observations I came up with.
Professionals never look sideways. For them, the neighbour next-door or the colleague in the adjacent cubicle is an absent figure. Only those who fall before their gaze are acknowledged with a beautifully carved smile; a smile that likens to a wreathe of flowers on a coffin. If you mistake this smile as an invitation to friendship, then you have not read 'so far and no further' in the fading of the smile.
It is even interesting to watch their learned reactions. You can notice them retracting into a safe zone of no opinions. They are haunted, as it were, by an unseen media presence. They speak neither for nor against anything; they go by the book. The book discourages them to show you your mistakes; instead, they act, giving their actions the airs of providential intervention; and, imperil your prospects at work. To be kind is to be an emotional fool. They are the perfect denizens of a man-eat-man world and are here to flourish.
They cloy you with the overuse of 'please', 'thank you' that you soon start doubting the genuineness of these words. Having suffered their coldness, it would confound you to see them exude cheer and warmth during pep talks, the only time when they talk to people patronisingly.
My observations led me to conclude that professionalism finds its adherents among those low on self-esteem and among victims of human aggression. They are prisoners of their designation and suck the joy out of work. I pity them!
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Professionals never look sideways. For them, the neighbour next-door or the colleague in the adjacent cubicle is an absent figure. Only those who fall before their gaze are acknowledged with a beautifully carved smile; a smile that likens to a wreathe of flowers on a coffin. If you mistake this smile as an invitation to friendship, then you have not read 'so far and no further' in the fading of the smile.
It is even interesting to watch their learned reactions. You can notice them retracting into a safe zone of no opinions. They are haunted, as it were, by an unseen media presence. They speak neither for nor against anything; they go by the book. The book discourages them to show you your mistakes; instead, they act, giving their actions the airs of providential intervention; and, imperil your prospects at work. To be kind is to be an emotional fool. They are the perfect denizens of a man-eat-man world and are here to flourish.
They cloy you with the overuse of 'please', 'thank you' that you soon start doubting the genuineness of these words. Having suffered their coldness, it would confound you to see them exude cheer and warmth during pep talks, the only time when they talk to people patronisingly.
My observations led me to conclude that professionalism finds its adherents among those low on self-esteem and among victims of human aggression. They are prisoners of their designation and suck the joy out of work. I pity them!
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Comments
Most of us do not understand that 'there is only one thing that is sure : non assurance of everything.' If you can accept this; you can actually live life. Because you do not expect too much from others and enjoy the togetherness and fun associated with it.
It is difficult to be accepted by all, as it is hard truth and painful. However, we have to spread this and let others benefited if they can accept it. I wish GOD helps these all and leads all to the peaceful life. Amen!
From last 4 years, what I have been experiencing is it is what you have written.
In fact I hate that false smile which means (‘so far and no further’), which professionals do.
I think smile on face or laugh may decrease the impression of professionals and may be one of the reason that they do not used to laugh / rarely smile. They think the person who enjoys, laughs, smiles is stupid. I don’t know why is it, but I cannot stop to write what I have experienced and been experiencing.Dont know why they do fictitious, counterfeit smiles. Then I go to avoid those professionals which are not true...
Again there is no place for the emotional persons and emotionality. Many times I experienced, those are emotional and used to express the feeling frankly, are considered as disturbed, mad! But really are they? They are subject of just nonsense! So I think its better to be numb; does it?
If you admit your feelings, excitements then all those are considered as foolishness. I am just fed up of these living – what called employees – professionalism.
One question always runs in my mind that – Is this professionalism? Behaving like this shows / impresses the professionalism??