People disappoints us but what will you do about it?
I just finished watching season 2 of The Witcher. Movies and series have great lessons you can learn from if you pay attention.
There was one part there where it said that the monsters in humankind come in every form no matter what is your status, what race, religion, gender. I kept repeating myself when I saw that we create monsters with the way we treat others be it in words or in deeds.
This takes me to the company that my brother works. You know when you are young, fresh from school, ready to be out in the world, land your first job. You have that ideal kind of thinking especially what you have learned in school.
You have been taught and studied about wrong practices that one should not do. There is what you call ethics, professionalism in every job which should be followed.
My brother was offered a job in a big company. They have had projects scattered in the country and one is ongoing right now in our city to which my brother works for. It looks promising when a friend who works there offered it to him. He is offering is position to my brother for he will be assigned to another area where they have a new project. He was tasked by his bosses to find a replacement. He was kind enough to think of my brother who just graduated.
Of course he didn't tell every detail, just what the job entails.
Just few days in his job and he already noticed a lot of malpractices that the company is doing. Their bosses know but they didn't give much thought about it. A lot of anomalies and discrepancies from construction to the payment of contractors and laborers. It seems every week there were new contractors coming in because either their compensation is delayed or they were not being paid rightfully so. I asked him why they did not complain if they knew about these malpractices but he said that the owners have strong political connections.
Before the company's Christmas party last week, their bosses asked for donations from other companies that supposedly should be raffled and to be given away to whoever is the lucky winner. Brand new appliances were brought to the site coming from various donors. Everyone saw these items being delivered and the exciting is kept building and building as more and more arrived.
Come the day of the party, all those items were gone to the disappointment of everyone. They checked the CCTV footage installed in that room where these appliances were kept for safekeeping. Lo and behold, they saw the owners taking those all away. Where did they bring them? Only they can guess. One of the old employees there said that that is the habit of these owners. There was one party that there were also brand new appliances delivered but on the day of the party, what was given to the winners were used items.
My brother was dismayed with what is happening with the company. He had high hopes when he first started but it quickly came crashing down. He said he'll just finish this month and then leave. He is not yet paid fully and he is just waiting for his pay that is if he can tolerate working there.
Disappointments will always happen. That's why we have to guard ourselves by not hoping so much, expecting great things from others. Do not easily trust. Whatever others do, learn from them. You have the choice to be like them or not. Will you cave in or stand your ground and uphold your beliefs?
Disappointments will always happen, but your brother is a good men and he has integrity. Walking away from a company with shady owners is the right thing to do.
I saw season 2 of Witcher, but I didn’t really remember much from season 1, so I’m rewatching it now before moving on to season 2.