A comment I just posted to a NY Times article about de Blasio's "missteps"

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9. this goes back to any worker

Does the worker feel appreciated?

How much should the worker feel appreciated?

I wonder though if the whole world isn't caught in a cycle of negativity. If you think about it, almost all the city council is going to hear from the public - is complaints. And then does the city manager ever hear anything from the council except complaints? And so on.

And it takes three positive comments to balance a negative comment.

I, myself, like to think I do pretty good work, and that I am an asset to my employer. But they have pretty much never treated me that way. I remember when I was sitting in the department head's office, and she was harshing on me about some stupid email. Some other city department had complained about an email I sent.

Anyway the whole message that I got from her was - I do NOT see you as a valued and respected member of MY team.

It's really hard to stay motivated, especially when other people seem to get away with doing A LAP (As Little As Possible). And if workers have some way to get together and push back against management, against their employers, then maybe they can put the shoe on the other foot, make the employer answer a little bit to the employee.

And politics are funny things too, because I wonder how the story would play if Giuliani was still mayor and the police were complaining about him.