Corporate-ocrisy: As In Hypocrisy

Our company was acquired by another this week. From a homegrown company of 400 to a multi-state, multi-country corporation of over 2,000. Surreal. And not in an enchanting way.

Our CEO said the rumors and concerns over the past months that he could not address due to confidentiality agreements made him sad and uncomfortable and,"felt like body blows". His pain is difficult to enter into with him, knowing how well set up he is monetarily and knowing a person on my team and others who have lost their jobs.

I am fine with businesses doing what businesses do; I am not fine with the decision-makers deciding that, along with taking away our paltry senses of security, also wanting a share of our empathy over their very hard times.

Choice quotes from today's assimilation training (we were all given the above altered Hershey bar. Gee whiz, thanks!):

"As long as our hearts are in the right place everything will be fine."

"Yes, the rumor of Blackberry's for all is true."

"This time now is all about you." --in reference to the 45 minutes of 'how to cope with crisis' pep talk. Thanks for that.

Winston Churchill comes to mind: "We're all toads beneath the harrow," he said in sympathy.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12203-2005Feb9.html