[snip] Well I just deleted a pretty well reasoned analysis of my tenure at the company I work for. I tried to keep things general but was still afraid that someone might stumble across the entry and take exception to it. Catharsis isn't worth fucking up my job. I'll still try to make a meta-commentary on workplace issues. I have to take exception with the idea of "taking responsibility." I'm not talking about doing/avoiding ones duties. I mean the idea that someone is just going to start doing more than they were tasked to do (especially when it would impact others.) Only an insubordinate fool is going to start overstepping their position (especially when it would mean usurping the power of a very-competent all-controlling higher-up.) Authority needs to be given to employees if you expect them to do more. A new position with vague new duties and no corresponding authority to go with it is a recipe for failure... So in completely unrelated news I'm now a Senior Software Architect.