You know I am so pissed off right now at working for big organizations I just can't stand it. Let me take you back to a few months ago when I worked for a company called Modem Media.

I worked at this company (some days an ad agency, others a consulting firm) for just about 2 years. During that time we went through about 8 rounds of layoffs, a huge scandal that I would just love to write about one day, and eventually the closing of the company. Now during that time, the entire time I worked my ass off for this company. I mean I worked my ass off, I did my job and kept my clients happy, no matter what. Even when they decided to take all of the project managers (my group) and merge them with the account group I kept going the extra mile.

Even when they gave me a quasi promotion (a promotion that didn't get any money just a title) I kept my chin up. I'm a good worker, I have a good work ethic so I kept doing my job. All the way to the end. I eventually found a new job and actually left the day before they closed the company. Lucky me right? Fuck no, while everyone else who was left there got a package I got dick. I walked away and got nothing for my 2 years, not even the holiday pay they owed me. And I'll tell you I worked a hell of a lot harder than most of the people there.

So lucky me, I get to go to a new company that is great right? A company that is going to respect what I bring to the table and reward me based on my knowledge and experience right? Fuck no, are you fucking kidding? I'm just as expendable as always, sure I have made change at this company, sure there are some things they have done that they wouldn't have been able to do without me. But does that mean that I'm not lied to and told promises that are never going to be kept. Fuck no.

Because the bottom line is, I'm a resource and resources aren't people. No matter how these companies pontificate on how important their people are to their organization they are all the same. Each and every company I've ever worked for said in the beginning how important their people are. Management stands up in front of everyone saying how we couldn't have done any of this without all of you. But that's bullshit. If it wasn't you or I it would be some other sad sack working the long hours and taking the shit. I mean how many of our parents went through this shit? Most of our parents had maybe had 2 serious jobs in their entire life, yet most of us are onto our 4th and 5th. What the fuck is up with that?

I'll tell you what it is, these fucking companies only care about their bottom line, you can have an organization that was starting to turn around and maybe start making a decent profit, so what does management do? They bring in new people and change the direction of the company. How fucking stupid is that? If something is working and isn't broken then don't fucking fix it.

And why do you and I sit here and take it? What the fuck? I am so tired of being the person who keeps other peoples companies profitable. I'm tired of going the extra mile for some fucking dipshit who doesn't know what he's doing. I'm fucking tired of sweating the details when there is nothing in it for me. Sure I get my salary, but you know what, there are a lot of people out there who get the same salary by coasting through and being lazy fucking assholes.

I'm not going to take it anymore, fuck it. I'm tired of this shit. I'm only going to go the extra mile in my own business. I'm only going to go the extra mile when making love to my wife. I'm only going to sweat the details when it benefits me. And I urge each and every one of you out there to do the same. This is bullshit, we are the fucking future of this economy people. Not fifty year old men who are out of touch with our generation. This is our technology, this is our fucking revolution and its time we started to have our own body count.

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