Regarding promotions - you are so right.
Sometimes the people who ask how high are better because they'll fall in line with the rules & protocols of a workplace and they're easier to mold into the role they have. Recognizing one is a part of a system means they have to conform in some sense but they do not necessarily have to put their identity to the side. Imlie is a prime example of someone who deserves upward mobility because disregarding her intellect, she's able to complete her job and make it her own. She will not show preference or dismiss work and has the talent to make any topic her own. Her unique voice always shines through. Employees, like Aditya, while "brilliant" are more like the building blocks of a company. They will stick to their lane and maintain it. They are happy with the control they have and are the perfectionist of their corner. Why push them for something different and leave the potential for destruction in the realm they maintained?
I don't know if that makes sense but I guess I see Adi as someone who hasn't shown impetus for upward mobility but instead he covets perfection in his expertise.
On the personal front, In my more basic jobs before entering medicine ... I have worked under people of lower intellect and imagination compared to myself. Why are those people there? They know how to play the game. They will be a "yes" man. They will ensure the rules and protocols are followed so that the company isn't damaged. I wasn't there because I was new, naive, and a liability. I also honestly (obviously) do not want to be in corporate retail.
Before pursuing my medical studies, I worked in a hospital. Who was the manager? Not only someone competent but someone who knew how to solve situations. Who knew how to get the work done and also facilitate compromise between all the personalities. The floor managers were not the more veteran nurses (they helped provide invaluable insight), they were not the internal medical grads (who couldn't licensed or placement in the USA for various reasons) bc while power obv was desired by them -- they couldn't be the king of the castle. They'd have to bend down to management.
Even today, and this is my ramble, after weeks of working with the same surgeon ... I had a scrub nurse, helping a trainee maintain a sterile field, tell me (amongst all the minor random things) how to hold freakin scissors to cut the suture 🤣 the surgeon knew she was asserting herself bc I am the fledging bird in the OR but I just said "thank you, I appreciate it!" even though I knew this was probably my 238345780956 cutting a stitch and no one had corrected me since the first day I received instruction. The surgeon smiled bc he knew while I didn't take it lying down, I was mature enough to take whatever suggestion in technique she had and just move on. I don't think I would be able to enter an OR if I pulled a hissy fit like Aditya.
On a side note, I told myself "If I am going to tell her that her directions and indications are not bothering me && I'll only internalize what matters - how to get better at my craft ... then I can not ruminate about the experience." Maturity sometimes means, 95% of the time, not taking the details personally
Edited by moksha89 - 3 years ago