Originally Posted by
firebug
Yeah, because leadership in the army is the same thing as management in the business world. I would never work anywhere my supervisor wasn't willing to do the same work I was. I fucking HATE when managerial-type people come to you and tell you to do something they could have taken 15 seconds to do themselves. I'm not a slave. And they're not my parents. What we have going on here is a trade: My hard work for your money.
How is the trade worth it if you see your 'leader' sitting on his ass doing nothing while profiting like a motherfucker off of your hard work? Anyone would be more willing to help someone make more money (because that's what's actually happening here) if they saw that person was dedicated to the job.
I work at a Steel Mill/Shop. I don't have to deal with a 'corporate ladder' - type situation because my direct manager is also the owner. I come into work happy each day because I know my boss is already going to be there working his ass off and I'm going to be doing something productive right beside him all day long. I hold absolutely no resentment towards him for any reason, and I'm happy to be paid well for my hard work.
I've also worked many places where I was simply an 'employee', where I had to work my ass off for someone who shuffled papers all day long, then came down and told me I wasn't working hard enough. In that environment, no amount of money will be worth my work. I can get a job elsewhere thank you very much. You still have to hold this business and deal with a constant disgruntled employee turnover.