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Higbey · 07-07-2012

I've seen it so many times now.
"we aren't allowed." "i cant do that" "(upper staff member) wont let us"

i hate seeing this, you can do this stuff, you can, you can tell your upper staff members your opinion, you can go against them, you can do the right thing. its no excuse that someone "above" you wont "allow" you. i think some of you people need to realize that sometimes following orders isn't the right thing to do.

you have your opinion, you have the power, you need to realize you can give a bigger push than you think. you can put your foot down, even to someone like Stefan. if they fire you for it, they lose out on a good staff member, and then they are in the wrong, and you can let everyone know it.

every time you say that you aren't allowed to or are told not to do something, you are simply saying that you don't want to do it. I'm tired of people acting like they are powerless. you can do a lot more than you think if you force it. stop being cowards. a superior that fires someone for showing their opinion and doing what is right is someone not fit to be a superior.

don't say its not how real life works, I've argued with my boss into letting a hawk "escape" because its enclosure was so small and it wasn't having a life worth living, when he denied i went out there and let that hawk free. i went back in and told them, and they came out and said that i did the right thing, and that i obviously care enough about the animals well fare, and that as long as i didn't release any more animals he wouldn't take any action.

that hawk now has a better life. i still have my job. i could have just not spoken up, i could have not released it. i could have lied and said it escaped one day. but i didn't.

you guys don't seem to understand what you can get away with.

if its what players need, what players want, what the right thing to do is, and its perfectly understandable and good, then you do it. i understand its not worth getting in trouble for in all the occasions, but you aren't powerless. take it from a player. take it from a person who has been in positions before. do whats right. not what one overly controlling person in charge wants.

Dare to do whats right. don't just be a opinion-less minion. who is with me?!

p.s. man i missed writing these.

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Higbey Not Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hell Posts: 4,885	I've seen it so many times now. "we aren't allowed." "i cant do that" "(upper staff member) wont let us" i hate seeing this, you can do this stuff, you can, you can tell your upper staff members your opinion, you can go against them, you can do the right thing. its no excuse that someone "above" you wont "allow" you. i think some of you people need to realize that sometimes following orders isn't the right thing to do. you have your opinion, you have the power, you need to realize you can give a bigger push than you think. you can put your foot down, even to someone like Stefan. if they fire you for it, they lose out on a good staff member, and then they are in the wrong, and you can let everyone know it. every time you say that you aren't allowed to or are told not to do something, you are simply saying that you don't want to do it. I'm tired of people acting like they are powerless. you can do a lot more than you think if you force it. stop being cowards. a superior that fires someone for showing their opinion and doing what is right is someone not fit to be a superior. don't say its not how real life works, I've argued with my boss into letting a hawk "escape" because its enclosure was so small and it wasn't having a life worth living, when he denied i went out there and let that hawk free. i went back in and told them, and they came out and said that i did the right thing, and that i obviously care enough about the animals well fare, and that as long as i didn't release any more animals he wouldn't take any action. that hawk now has a better life. i still have my job. i could have just not spoken up, i could have not released it. i could have lied and said it escaped one day. but i didn't. you guys don't seem to understand what you can get away with. if its what players need, what players want, what the right thing to do is, and its perfectly understandable and good, then you do it. i understand its not worth getting in trouble for in all the occasions, but you aren't powerless. take it from a player. take it from a person who has been in positions before. do whats right. not what one overly controlling person in charge wants. Dare to do whats right. don't just be a opinion-less minion. who is with me?! p.s. man i missed writing these.