“He tells me:
Speaking up
may not make you feel good,
May not right a wrong,
May not get you what you want,
But you never know who is listening,
And someone is always listening.”
Elizabeth Alexander, Poetfrom “Ten Things I Wish I Knew Before I started my MBA”
the amazing presentation by Professor Costas Markides during orientation
I should know better that getting into people venting off their frustrations online believing these could be serious or productive discussions online. Yet it happened to me just yesterday, believe it or not!
I find difficult to leave unchallenged rantings that I perceive to be shortsighted, unfair or too imperative. Specially if they affect me directly. So I step in, and politely challenge them, supporting my points of view. I do not want to focus on what happens when you step on people venting off their frustrations, because this is not a ranting blog, because I try to be above ranting.
So let’s focus on the positive. Here is the goal of this post: I want to thank everyone who engaged in a serious and respectful conversation with me, both those who agreed and those who challenged me with different perspectives.
And special thanks to all these people who greeted me today along the LBS corridors and said, “I agree with you, great email” or “Thanks for sending that email!” . I really appreciate the support.
Even if you feel like alone while standing up, someone is always listening!
March 1st, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Hey! I did not see you on the corridors unfortunately today but also completely agreed with you. And your conclusion is very true, I have often thought I shouldn’t have spoken out on something thinking that everyone disagreed with me, but then you realize many people are out there offering support, which helps.
March 4th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I understand and agree with what you mentioned. However people looking desperately for jobs are not exactly the best constituency to have a rational debate with. You just need to see what happens in the marquee ….