An essay on macho culture

[kenduane]

I know my topic is quite broad, and probably raises some eyebrows. Let me get down to why I have been engaged in thinking about this topic for some time lately, and then we'll see where it goes

Comments

[kindofblue328]

Buddhism, dude, Buddhism...

Yes, Buddhism teaches us to live in the present moment, but we do need to take into consideration our bosses and those around us as we practice compassion. If we were a boss, would we want our employees being late, etc.?

For instance, "Your boss will understand, or it is someone not worth working for, or who is irrational." Isn't that a selfish view of the situation. From what I've learned from Thich Nhat Hanh is that in this sort of situation one should peacefully present how they feel by being scolded, but also open their hearts to understand why the boss is angry and work toward a solution.

I've read Hagen though and I like him.

[klynnfrost]

Take into consideration the bosses? I think you may be missing the point. It's not about being late, it's about recognizing situations for face value. The boss can be mad about the store not opening on time that particular day, but that doesn't change the traffic jam. It's not selfish for a worker to expect their boss to recognize when a worker has sincere intentions rather than being irresponsible.

That aside, much of what has been said here is worth questioning. In philosophy we covered correlations between violant pornography and a culture that is violent toward women and the statistics were nothing less than astounding.

Much of what has been said are things I've thought. Twin thing? So I haven't so much of a response as I do a "yeah". But you talk about writing and you articulate well, so why the hell not persue a writing project on such observations? What else are you going to do with yourself? Keep noticing?

[kindofblue328]

So, why couldn't the employee have allowed time in his/her schedule to prepare for such surprises?

[klynnfrost]

You can't always prepare for anything that might happen. Why can't a boss reward hard workers with good intentions with trust?

[klynnfrost]

I thought of a better way to explain it. In your career as a student have you always been on time and prepared for every class session?

Yes, there are differences between students and employees, but there are still responsibilities that you sign up for, and there are still things that you can't always predict will impede them.

[klynnfrost]

I didn't mean to stop there

Also...

[klynnfrost]

I find it intereasting that women are encouraged to get their vaginas inspected once a year where they are screened for abuse, sexual disease, proper responsible sexual health management, etc. Why aren't men encouraged to do this on the same scale?