I feel like I’ve been red pilled at Allstate, waking up more and more. Can’t unsee certain things. Can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. Certain catch phrases, certainly tag lines, seeming before like innocuous fluff, have taken on a whole new meaning. Watching everything unfold each day with new eyes and looking back in the archives of my employment here with that altered lens, presents a different, clearer picture. How could I have not known? Not spoken up? Not done things differently myself? Why did I shape my brain and way of thinking and habits to conform to this inner culture and way of working that can collapse like a house of cards because what may have once been a strong foundation has slowly eroded? It’s as though I put blind faith where I should not have. It’s so much easier to swim with the rest of the school, but complacency can create a rude awakening.
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The really horrific thing is when you find out there is no evil corrupt group at the top. Just a bunch of normal flawed people trying to survive. Most of the complainers have never shouldered actual responsibility and had to make decisions where no matter what somebody loses.