Loyalty
The wikipedia defines loyalty as faithfulness or devotion to a person or cause.
Nowadays loyalty is the most word of mouth by politicians clinging on to their lucrative post more so powerful position given to them in a silver platter because of loyalty. This word is commonly used not only by political appointee but also even by ordinary people and employees as well.
As defined in the dictionary loyalty means faithful allegiance to one’s sovereign or government. To an ordinary employee loyalty is being submissive and groveling to his boss. Other people say that staying with the company for the longest time is loyalty to them. Are they indeed loyal to the company? Agreeing to the boss whims and caprice is loyalty too? Having to hold key position in the company for seniority and not for their capability is considered a trophy for the continued stay in the company. This kind of employee would always resent highly principled and outspoken newly hired subordinate simply because of fear this may displease the management and will eventually might result losing their job. They hold on to their job even under scandalous circumstances. Too unbecoming for a superior who you look up to in times of trouble but left you to solve your own misery where your only motive is to help them change the culture from operational-tactical to strategic. Despite their incapability and sheer knowledge to keep the company afloat, enough for other people to resign they stick to their position simply shrug off those problems besetting the company with bare denials and go with the flow. It would set an example for other employees under their turf to see them strive for excellence not afraid to give up their much-coveted position. Office politics is everywhere and I’ll be hard pressed to find a place where all is fair. It isn’t impossible it’s just a rarity.
For me, the better gauge of loyalty is not in agreeing all the time to the higher up but in always telling the truth even if it hurts; or in voicing out one’s well studied opinion even if it may not be to the liking of the boss. Telling the boss she is always right is not loyalty but subservience. By being subservient so as not to incur the ire of the boss and lose their jobs, is not loyalty to the company but being loyal to themselves.
Seldom do we find nowadays employee who are not afraid to lose their jobs for the sake of principles.
Nowadays loyalty is the most word of mouth by politicians clinging on to their lucrative post more so powerful position given to them in a silver platter because of loyalty. This word is commonly used not only by political appointee but also even by ordinary people and employees as well.
As defined in the dictionary loyalty means faithful allegiance to one’s sovereign or government. To an ordinary employee loyalty is being submissive and groveling to his boss. Other people say that staying with the company for the longest time is loyalty to them. Are they indeed loyal to the company? Agreeing to the boss whims and caprice is loyalty too? Having to hold key position in the company for seniority and not for their capability is considered a trophy for the continued stay in the company. This kind of employee would always resent highly principled and outspoken newly hired subordinate simply because of fear this may displease the management and will eventually might result losing their job. They hold on to their job even under scandalous circumstances. Too unbecoming for a superior who you look up to in times of trouble but left you to solve your own misery where your only motive is to help them change the culture from operational-tactical to strategic. Despite their incapability and sheer knowledge to keep the company afloat, enough for other people to resign they stick to their position simply shrug off those problems besetting the company with bare denials and go with the flow. It would set an example for other employees under their turf to see them strive for excellence not afraid to give up their much-coveted position. Office politics is everywhere and I’ll be hard pressed to find a place where all is fair. It isn’t impossible it’s just a rarity.
For me, the better gauge of loyalty is not in agreeing all the time to the higher up but in always telling the truth even if it hurts; or in voicing out one’s well studied opinion even if it may not be to the liking of the boss. Telling the boss she is always right is not loyalty but subservience. By being subservient so as not to incur the ire of the boss and lose their jobs, is not loyalty to the company but being loyal to themselves.
Seldom do we find nowadays employee who are not afraid to lose their jobs for the sake of principles.
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