I could probably write an entire novel about loyalty. I consider it one of the most important character traits a person can espouse. Webster's defines loyal as:
: unswerving in allegiance: asa : faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or governmentb : faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is duec : faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product
I have certainly many times been "loyal to a fault" to people who did not earn or deserve and furthermore abused my loyalty. But it is still who I am. Honesty, loyalty, and integrity are things I consider "must-haves" from people who are in my life.
I have remained in relationships with people and employers who did not appreciate my loyalty. Hopefully, I have learned great lessons from this.
Today, a person who has been loyal to my employer for over 25 years turned in her notice. Because they did not appreciate her loyalty and basically threw it in her face by not only passing her over for the promotion she deserved, but demoting her as well in favor of someone who has only been with the company for about six months and has no experience or real qualifications for the position.
I know this happens every day in corporate America. But I am more than dismayed. I am sick about it. For her. And for everyone else who plays by the rules and does so with passion and devotion only to have the rug pulled out from under them. I want to hold this disgrace up to the brightest light for everyone to see, only the ones who can do something about this type of injustice have already sat idly by and watched it all unfold. They think they've won something.
Tragically, the organization to whom this amazing woman devoted herself for so many years is losing someone who genuinely cared about the well-being of the organization. And many others will follow of their own volition simply because of the inequity and violation of principals exhibited by the highest office of this company.
I can only hope that the pain of this outrage will not linger and that the open door she next walks through will bring her greater joy than that she has known and has shared with those of us who have been fortunate enough to know her.
: unswerving in allegiance: asa : faithful in allegiance to one's lawful sovereign or governmentb : faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is duec : faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product
I have certainly many times been "loyal to a fault" to people who did not earn or deserve and furthermore abused my loyalty. But it is still who I am. Honesty, loyalty, and integrity are things I consider "must-haves" from people who are in my life.
I have remained in relationships with people and employers who did not appreciate my loyalty. Hopefully, I have learned great lessons from this.
Today, a person who has been loyal to my employer for over 25 years turned in her notice. Because they did not appreciate her loyalty and basically threw it in her face by not only passing her over for the promotion she deserved, but demoting her as well in favor of someone who has only been with the company for about six months and has no experience or real qualifications for the position.
I know this happens every day in corporate America. But I am more than dismayed. I am sick about it. For her. And for everyone else who plays by the rules and does so with passion and devotion only to have the rug pulled out from under them. I want to hold this disgrace up to the brightest light for everyone to see, only the ones who can do something about this type of injustice have already sat idly by and watched it all unfold. They think they've won something.
Tragically, the organization to whom this amazing woman devoted herself for so many years is losing someone who genuinely cared about the well-being of the organization. And many others will follow of their own volition simply because of the inequity and violation of principals exhibited by the highest office of this company.
I can only hope that the pain of this outrage will not linger and that the open door she next walks through will bring her greater joy than that she has known and has shared with those of us who have been fortunate enough to know her.
