VENT

While things are going very well for me at work. My chain of command has warmed up to me, not only to the degree that I get more open information, but that the info now includes good-bad-ugly from other politically powerful places.

Unfortunately, I've run into an inter-personal communication problem between my coworkers. I get along with everyone fine, but some of my educated peers are feeling talked down to or walked over, while the bosses feel like they're getting attitude blowback or disrespect. Once you get into that mindset it is really hard to get out of it (oh I know, I've DONE IT) (lots). So I'm playing mediator, telling the bosses why the employees are good folks and dropping interpersonal tips - and totally doing the same thing to my peers. I am NOT telling either about the other's comments.

Maybe I'll wind up uniting them when they are all annoyed with me, so I'll be in poo but they'll all bond on hating me!

I actually understand if I wanted to really exceed in people's eyes, I would let people's weaknesses exemplify my strengths. I could win politically by staying silent - but instead I'm burning some credit to try and get all my work-friends to not hate each other. It'll be good for all of them if it works, but if it fails it'll just make them more annoyed with me; if it works I won't get any credit. If I have any good traits, one might be that when I perceive myself as having power, I try to use that power for good.

Plus I look good in tights.