Tuesday 3 July 2007

Να και κάτι αισιόδοξο!

Αυτό είναι το πραγματικό γράμμα που έστειλε ένας υπάλληλος της JPMorgan κατά την παραίτηση του σε ΟΛΟΥΣ μεσα στην εταιρία το οποίο όπως καταλαβαίνετε έχει βγει και εκτός πια. Μου το έστειλε ένας φίλος που δουλεύει εκεί στο Λονδίνο για να μου θυμίσει πως κάποιοι μιλάνε. Κι όποιος ακούσει. Παρηγορητικό. Και εύστοχο.

here goes:

Subject > Farewell > > Dear Co-Workers and Managers, > > As many of you probably know, today is my last day. But before I leave, I > wanted to take this opportunity to let you know what a great and distinct > pleasure it has been to type "Today is my last day." > > For nearly as long as I've worked here, I've hoped that I might one day > leave this company. And now that this dream has become a reality, please > know that I could not have reached this goal without your unending lack of > support. Words cannot express my gratitude for the words of gratitude you > did not express. > > I would especially like to thank all of my managers both past and present > but with the exception of the wonderful Saroj Hariprashad: in an age where > miscommunication is all too common, you consistently impressed and > inspired > me with the sheer magnitude of your misinformation, ignorance and > intolerance for true talent. It takes a strong man to admit his mistake - > it takes a stronger man to attribute his mistake to me. > > Over the past seven years, you have taught me more than I could ever ask > for and, in most cases, ever did ask for. I have been fortunate enough to > work with some absolutely interchangeable supervisors on a wide variety of > seemingly identical projects - an invaluable lesson in overcoming daily > tedium in overcoming daily tedium in overcoming daily tedium. > > Your demands were high and your patience short, but I take great solace > knowing that my work was, as stated on my annual review, "meets > expectation." That is the type of praise that sends a man home happy after > a 10 hour day, smiling his way through half a bottle of meets expectation > scotch with a meets expectation cigar. Thanks Trish! > > And to most of my peers: even though we barely acknowledged each other > within these office walls, I hope that in the future, should we pass on > the > street, you will regard me the same way as I regard you: sans eye contact. > > But to those few souls with whom I've actually interacted, here are my > personalized notes of farewell: > > To Philip Cress, I will not miss hearing you cry over absolutely nothing > while laying blame on me and my coworkers. Your racial comments about Joe > Cobbinah were truly offensive and I hope that one day you might gain the > strength to apologize to him. > > To Brenda Ashby whom is long gone, I hope you find a manager that treats > you as poorly as you have treated us. I worked harder for you then any > manager in my career and I regret every ounce of it. Watching you take > credit for my work was truly demoralizing. > > To Sylvia Keenan, you should learn how to keep your mouth shut sweet > heart. > Bad mouthing the innocent is a negative thing, especially when your > talking > about someone who knows your disgusting secrets. ; ) > > To Bob Malvin (Mr. Cronyism Jr), well, I wish you had more of a back bone. > You threw me to the wolves with that witch Brenda and I learned all too > much from it. I still can't believe that after following your > instructions, > I ended up getting written up, wow. Thanks for the experience buddy, > lesson > learned. > > Don Merritt (Mr. Cronyism Sr), I'm happy that you were let go in the same > manner that you have handed down to my dedicated coworkers. Hearing you on > the phone last year brag about how great bonuses were going to be for you > fellas in upper management because all of the lay offs made me nearly > vomit. I never expected to see management benefit financially from the > suffering of scores of people but then again, with this company's rooted > history in the slave trade it only makes sense. > > To all of the executives of this company, Jamie Dimon and such. Despite > working through countless managers that practiced unethical behavior, > racism, sexism, jealousy and cronyism, I have benefited tremendously by > working here and I truly thank you for that. There was once a time where > hard work was rewarded and acknowledged, it's a pity that all of our > positive output now falls on deaf ears and passes blind eyes. My advice > for > you is to place yourself closer to the pulse of this company and enjoy the > effort and dedication of us "faceless little people" more. There are many > great people that are being over worked and mistreated but yet are still > loyal not to those who abuse them but to the greater mission of providing > excellent customer support. Find them and embrace them as they will help > battle the cancerous plague that is ravishing the moral of this company. > > So, in parting, if I could pass on any word of advice to the lower salary > recipient ("because it's good for the company") in India or Tampa who will > soon be filling my position, it would be to cherish this experience > because > a job opportunity like this comes along only once in a lifetime. > > Meaning: if I had to work here again in this lifetime, I would sooner kill > myself. > > To those who I have held a great relationship with, I will miss being your > co-worker and will cherish our history together. Please don't bother > responding as at this very moment I am most likely in my car doing 85 with > the windows down listening to Biggie. > > One!

Έψαχνα κάτι αισιόδοξο για να μου αλλάξει την διάθεση και ήρθε αυτό το mail. Πολύ δρισιστικό το θεωρώ που υπάρχουν ακόμη άνθρωποι που τολμούν να αντισταθούν. Γουστάρω πολύ. Καλό μεσημέρι!

4 comments:

γιάννης φιλιππίδης said...

Αχ να ‘μουν εγώ εκεί
στη φαρδιά ελκυστική αιώρα…

…και να ‘ταν άνοιξη λέει,
σαν εκείνες τις δροσερές
που πρόλαβα παιδί….

φιλι μάγια μου,
πού είσαι;
σ’ έχασα προς στιγμήν…

maya said...

Γειά σου γιάννη! μήπως να κάνουμε ένα τεφτεράκι με ό,τι μας γλυκαίνει με παιδική διάθεση και αθωώτητα και να βρούμε τρόπο να τα ζήσουμε ξανά? μάλλον καλύτεροι θα γινόμασταν.
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Σπύρος Σεραφείμ said...

μου έκανε καλύτερη τη μέρα. Να είσια καλά...

maya said...

@σπύρο σεραφείμ
Είδες ρε γαμότο με τι φτιαχνόμαστε?!!!
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