False Hopes.

My boss often says that 'You cannot motivate people. You can only create a motivating environment.'

I try to instill those words in my mind. But what happened these past few days made me realize that it is somehow true. Because no matter how motivated you think you are, if the people around you make your workplace one hell of a place for scapegoats, you will be demotivated. The environment and people you work with are quite important to consider when you want to further your career plans and stay longer in a company.

I've been a firm believer of what Lord Acton said that 'Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Once a person who has been hungry for power for so long was given that 'privilege' or power that he/she's been longing for, will no doubt use it abusively. That person has been promised a false reassurance that he/she has the right to impose power over those people under his/her management.

I abhor those people whose main talent is to point fingers and blame others for their misery, failures, disappointments, dissatisfaction and shortcomings. People who do not have accountability for their actions. All they think of is how to project a good impression to those people above them, in order to be patronized and recognized by displaying that they have given their best to manage people even if they were part of an unaccomplished or failed project/task.

I am disgusted with those people who take credits for the outputs of other people. Taking credits is synonymous to stealing. How dare you do that to the people who have been working their asses off just to produce and deliver a masterpiece? How could you peacefully sleep at night knowing that you stole and got recognized for somebody else's idea? How dare you even do that?

What a pathetic country we live in where crab mentally is pretty apparent. What a pity to live in a world where being successful to some means using, abusing and pulling down other people just so they can have platforms to stand on to show their self-absorbed selves and create an illusion to others that they have achieved success and prestige.

What a pity to live in a world where victors are often those who are in power and the so-called losers are often those who have been used and manipulated by the people above them.

Grow some balls.

Take responsibility for your actions. Pointing fingers to project a good impression is never a good thing.

Accountability tells a lot about who you are as a person and not about those who you blame for your failures as a leader.