about half.
from my experience.
ymmv.
it's not ok for people to be aholes because other people did it to them.
I'd say this profession has suffered through that evolution like anything else,and it's getting better.
I've worked in the business of survey at 5 different places. one will never even exist on my resume. there's never a perfect place, but you know when the place you're at sucks, and can't wait to get out.
@jitterboogie What you point out isn't unique to any profession. There's always going to be conflict. There's productive conflict, ideas and behavior, holding people accountable. Then there's unproductive conflict, passive aggressive, demeaning or condescending. The worst is conflict avoidance where nothing is resolved and there's no buy in and people check out.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
agreed.
I do my level best to always be the change I want to see in the world, and know when to cut bait and pop smoke too.
I was attacked on LinkedIn recently by some guy that aimed his angry and condescending jabs at me. I just didn't respond to make the point, and let him show the world how he treats people he doesn't even know.
Everyone gets thrown to the wolves eventually so there's no point in doing it on purpose. Just like your generation was different from your teacher's, come to grips with the fact that most young employees are going to behave differently than you do or did at their age. Julius Caesar was criticized by the elders within the Roman senate for being, "effeminate". He then when on to annihilate or enslave the Celtic peoples of Western Europe (I'm currently in the process of suing Italy for reparations, PM me for donation details) and defeat Pompey the Great.
Step one: Resign yourself to the fact that you're going to lose 40 or more hours training. I include this in my yearly budget.
Step two: Spend some days working with the kid while trying to keep things loose and not being too critical. I try to joke around a bit and make a few stupid mistake myself that I correct in front of the trainee. My thoughts on this step are loosely related to lessons from Chernobyl. If the thought of admitting mistakes produces intense fear, fewer mistakes will be reported when there's still time to prevent a calamity.
Step three: Give them homework. I start with easy azimuth to bearing conversions then move to some that include true north and magnetic right in the sweet spot of my local separation. Then I move to things like error of closure, PPMs, solving right triangles, etc.. After a few weeks I'll get into projections with very basic questions like, "What type of projection would you assume they use in Tennessee? NH?"
It sounds like a lot to do but after the first time it's just a matter of printing PDFs. Looking at the homework provides a starting point for more detailed discussion. This method may not work if you're impatient, not able to give your full attention to the trainee, or if you find yourself thinking, "I just don't understand kids these days", or "When I was a kid..." Consider the possibility that kids today have it harder than we did mentally, if not physically.
Good luck and try to think about the kid's positive qualities more than his deficiencies.
I wanna learn from Murphy!
The worst is conflict avoidance where nothing is resolved and there's no buy in and people check out.
Who wants to go to work to fight with people? This sounds horrible.
Who wants to go to work to fight with people?
Way more people than I ever imagined when I first entered the workforce.
People who have been insulated from the outside world, operating in their own little bubble where they have influence and power, now facing a threat to their little fiefdom.
Insecure people, regularly confronted with situations or information that they are unable to process or deal with.
And let's not forget the anti-authority crowd, forever screaming you can't tell me what to do!
The problem is amplified by the "currency of anger" phenomenon. The loudest, most obnoxious, angriest people tend to get what they want because everyone else just wants them to calm down and shut up so the rest of us can get back to work. It's not specific to the workplace, but it seems to be a lot more common than in the past.
"The problem is amplified by the "currency of anger" phenomenon. The loudest, most obnoxious, angriest people tend to get what they want because everyone else just wants them to calm down and shut up so the rest of us can get back to work. It's not specific to the workplace, but it seems to be a lot more common than in the past."
I served on a Board with one of those guys. His entire life was built around getting people to buckle under just to avoid starting a battle with him over anything. Died a rich man, generally hated by everyone, including relatives.