Poor management II

It is absolutely outrageous that the white collar now has increased the disciplinary measures against the blue collar - why! Due to the fact that the white collar are insecure and they are focusing on promoting themselves at the expense of the blue collar. Here are some of those white collar personality types and the impacts they can have on blue collar employees.

The evaluator - a negative white collar that diminishes the blue collar employees. This white collar has maneuvered into position by maintaining an air of superiority. This white collar's modus operandi is to constantly re-evaluate, be dismissive of and demand changes to the achievements of others. They will use their influence to prevent the establishment of achievable and consistent standards so that they can continue to make the rules. How many of these types do we have in the MTA?

The chaos maker - a bad white collar that does not respect blue collar employees - this white collar drops urgent ‘orders’ on the blue collar employee. Prioritization is accomplished by making everything that passes through their field of vision the most important thing. This strategy enables them to create an environment with a false sense of urgency. Since only they can fix the problems they created in the first place, their important role in the MTA as a go-to-person is kept secure. Who does that remind you of? Have you seen one of these types lately when you observe those white collar keep notes of their style to know them.

The demoralizer - a bullying white collar that creates a toxic environment. This white collar spreads nasty rumors about organizational leadership, coworkers and subordinates. Some of this bullying behavior stems from fears of their own incompetency. They enjoy correcting employees for small transgressions to reassure themselves of their superiority - have you come across this type lately? 

The ego - an insecure white collar that fakes it by maintaining an image that is all consuming. They will have trendy business books on their shelves that they don't actually read, but like others to think they do. They will be consistently late or absent for appointments to cultivate an image of being too essential to the operations for proper time-management. How many of these types have you seen around MTA?

The controller - a micro management style that creates an environment of mistrust. This white collar is obsessed with staying on top of details. They will be suspicious of any ‘outsiders’ in their area of territorial control and demand approving authority for minor requests. The control freak may keep a favored individual near them as a right hand for information. Because so much of their focus and time is spent on small details, it will be difficult to follow through on long term projects or initiatives that require "big-picture" thinking - have you observed this one?

It is important that we as blue collar employees make mental notes of the types of the white collar - we should rate them just as rate my teacher or professor in their overall quality, easiness or whether you recommend them or have some reservation about them. Whether they are the worst, whether they are full of themselves and whether they make themselves available for office hours. Or whether they are absolutely useless, whether they like to make their own problems and make their own rules, and whether to avoid at all costs. Whether they are a weird white collar, who makes awkward statements and tries to be funny when they are really not. Those white collar as mentioned above really do not care about blue collar employees or even about helping the blue collar employees.