Organizations…

Some loud thinking: We had some meetings yesterday at work (as we use to have every Tuesday)… I thought further on them. We have bosses, but they aren’t really leading our workplace. Of course our goal is to teach young people playing instruments, play in ensembles/orchestras, sing in choirs etc. So what’s the problem?

Some of us probably think this is no problem: it’s quite plain and clear what we are going to do. But how are we doing it, and why are we doing this? What do we want to achieve or create? What view do we have on what we do? Is it obvious we have the same views? Is this no problem for the activities?

It’s a risk we are working in all different directions, with more or less different goals. This can cause different things… Can cause what we call “gravel in the machinery”! Problems of different kinds and degrees, probably problems we don’t understand. Because we are so sure everybody have the same view and almost the same ambitions as I do. We don’t understand that we actually have different views on what we are doing, where we are going or striving, because we have never spoken about it.

And we as employed are only going to do as we are told, we don’t need to understand why we are going to for instance fill in questionnaires, why we are going to have to have checking-against-talks all of the sudden with out bosses, when we already have developmental-talks and wage-talks.

People don’t dare to ask loudly and some probably don’t care either. Some manage to just plainly “go their own way”!

However, is this respectful to us, that things aren’t explained more, we jus have to accept things coming from above, just swallow it? As we aren’t thinking and reflecting creatures! We are like a flock of sheep!!! Grazing around!

My strong reactions on this probably have explanations in my early experiences!!! I can imagine what experiences. Biggest sister among a lot of siblings. A role I continue to play easily… I am not sure I know all the details though… But my reactions you can only dismiss with reference to possible early experiences? They are nothing to take seriously?

And on top, what model is this in our contacts and work with out students? I believe in information, in telling the students what is planned and why things are as they are, if needed I try to answer why I/we do as we do…

And I think we ought to become treated in the same way, as thinking, reflecting, living human beings, i.e. who are feeling and sensing things.

Is this about really cooperating?

Working with people can be really “complicated”… And I don’t say this is easy to achieve. But maybe not THAT difficult.

And people with problems with boundaries can have immense problems in unclear structures. And many of those land in exhaustions. More today than ever. But they are rather blamed than helped or understood. Told “You have to set limits!!!”

Hmmmm, is it because they weren’t limited when they were children? Somebody should have limited them? Why? Because it was something in their character that needed this? Something they ought to be ashamed of – and hide in many cases???

An efficient way of silencing them!!?? By blaming them, and making them ashamed. They shall not question the structures?? For instance. And - think positively.

The better tings are anchored (as we say) the more smoothly the work goes!??? And we can use our energy much, much better?? Make an even better job and become less tired (some of us at least)...

I read an article about depression (in MåBra 2008/12), where it stood something in the style that education can be good on many levels, in the sense that studies makes you capable of seeking information and solve problems, something you can have a great help of in trying situations. Studies gives you a better self confidence and more social contacts they meant in this article.

But of course you can wonder what the hen or the egg is?? What came first...

Yes, I have read a lot about those things during a period, because I reacted so strongly at the stupidity around me!

Yes, this is true:

"Organizations take on characteristics of the people running them./.../ There's always pressure within groups to conform, anyway. The top monkey exerts the most pressure."

And I think Alice Miller is right when she says:

"She can’t make fun of (or scorn) other people’s feelings, of whatever sort they are, if she can take her own feelings seriously. She will not let the vicious circle of contempt continue." (Alice Miller in my amateur translation from Swedish).