I’d intended to get back to my mock draft tonight but yet another unfortunate experience led me back here with coal eyes and the taste of blood on my tongue. I have for some time now noticed a growing separation between myself and the people of my workplace. This has escalated to the point where I am being openly ignored in public. I am being treated as though I am not there–even when speaking to these people publicly. My partner has experienced this and worse, and there is no doubt that the treatment is related to a number of factors that include our relationship. What I can say beyond a shadow of a doubt is that the behavior and attitudes I am experiencing are juvenile. This is flat out high school behavior and would only be tolerated in academia. In my opinion, you simply could not get away with this anywhere else. Well, high school. You get away with it in high school. Of course, that is academia of a sort as well. Now that being said, I believe this behavior reflects extremely poorly on the people acting in this fashion. The more mature and insightful people on campus are just fine. What I find infinitely more interesting is the conundrum I now face: Now that I am fully aware of these behaviors does it change anything in the way I do business and live my life? This behavior is not new. I just didn’t know about it. Therefore what value exists in responding to it in any way shape or form?
Honestly, I don’t think there is any value beyond emotional satisfaction. In the end the best way to respond is to succeed so damn hard that they recognize that they are in fact as limited as advertised.
So, yeah. Lets do that.