Work Values

In a demonstration of the ultimate organizational arrogance, perhaps validated by the organizations own belief in being right new Values have been imposed on the entire workforce. There had been no discussion with me, not that I'm particularly important, however, if I really wanted to get everybody on board with an idea I'd do them the curtisy of asking them all to input and refine said idea. In this instance there were a few focus groups, where the odd selected member of staff went to a meeting and gave their views on Values. But I am talking odd. Perhaps two people in a hundred, alright maybe three people. Their views were taken on board and then we were hit with D day.

D day was when it all happened, which was a Monday. Monday morning coming into the office there suddenly, imposingly there were posters all over the place. They are loud posters the type of bright colour which gives a migraine. Puce green, violent red, heavy orange, each colour had a different value the workforce was meant to take on. In addition one of those go-getter types had the irritating idea these emblazoned disaster zones were going to come up on screen savers when staff left their computer terminals too long. The posters are on lockers, doors and mirrors. 

I felt offended because I wasn't part it, my organization didn't give me a choice and I don't know who to complain to because of the values there doesn't appear to be one which allows recourse to objeciton when things are objectable. I work for a public organization and expect a lot of money was spent on these abhorent images. I can see one value "Be Better" which gets my heckles up. I'm straning for time to get my work done, straining to ensure staff feel they are supported and don't break down through the overload of work put on them and this message says "Be Better" when the question is how the hell can I be better when my organization isn't helping me or the employees I have be better? It's been two days since these monstrosities were put up and I'm am already planning on how to remove the ones which happen to be the most annoying of all. It's going to have to be over a period of time, whereby they are gradually and slowly binned. To help I now strategically turn off my monitors when I leave my desk. They are then just black screens. I will not be part of this brain washing corporate idea. I will impliment my own values in my work and they are of a higher standard and more honourable than the idiots who put these in place.