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[gerbie]

Today I had an exchange of thoughts with my boss. This turned into a discussion, then into an argument. When at some point he made a patronizing gesture about a (valid) point I made, I decided to turn around and leave his room. I´m not arguing if my motivation is doubted. I can´t argue with incompetent people who try to win arguments on their position, who ignore knowledge and turn into macho´s. Two minutes later he came steaming into my office, shouting that this was no way of communicating and that I wouldn´t dare walk out of his office again in the middle of an argument. I seem to have hit a spot I guess. My career options within the school probably took a blow today.

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[ypolita.livejournal.com]

that happens everywhere?!! I thought that was just americans! And the business world. I fantasized that teaching would be a way to get away from dealing with power issues...i hate it

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Dutch society is following America nearly blindly. Those in power see how much their counterparts in the US have enriched themselves, therefore they want the same. Is it coincidence that one of my countrymen became the first man in the NATO? His arm went deepest up Bush´s arse...