My Dear Kendra,

Despite my pessimistic tone in that entry, I did not mean that to offend, as I am simply referring to those managers that- once given a small amount of power abscond to relatively unnecessary and simply obnoxious heights.  I personally have had some very good managers- who I not only keep in touch with, but am actually very close friends with and they do indeed have a great number of accomplishments of varying kinds.  I am referring to the managers who feel that they can be rude to me simply because they are in a higher position and to the particular case that William was conflicted with. While I was not referring to all managers in general, I understand how some might assume that’s what I meant.

ohcollege:

My google reader has recently been flooded with reposting of a particular blog post concerning the following topic:

To all the managers in the world: You suck.

nyclife:

Yes, dear william… this is true.  However, your very being is a constant reminder of what they will never be- young, talented, and actually going places.  They realize, by looking at you, that they will never be any of those things- that for you this is just a part time job on the road to full time success… so feel bad for them as I do… pity them if you will.  After all, it must be a REALLY pathetic existence.

will-n:

Yes you may have spent 9 years of what you call a life after high school working at the same job, but that doesn’t mean you are any better at life then me. Yes you are a full time employee, but that doesn’t mean you can be a full time asshole. I don’t know if you missed that memo. Thanks.

I would like to speak up for the voices of managers that lay silent, and defend their position. If given opportunity for occupational advancement, wouldn’t many of us in retail/food service industry take it? Does this course of action mean the be-all end-all of our vocational search? I, for one, am looking forward to moving from hostess to waitress someday yet still pursuing alternative interests simultaneously. I guess what I’m saying is, my super-hott boyfriend is a manager and he is one of the most intelligent and self-motivated individuals I know, with multiple degrees and accomplishments and an array of hobbies and interests and personality characteristics that culminate in a person that continuously fascinates me. To associate a stigma with managers as a group and apply notions to them of being undereducated and pathetic is presumptuous.