Thank you Keith. It isn't always easy either. One of my regrets is when I was a machinist and a Marxist activist in the 1960's. At one point the president of a big United Auto Workers local said he would love to help me get elected to the presidency of another UAW local and we could work to get him elected to be national president and change the policies to be more progressive. I'd just have to stop talking about my Marxist politics. I turned him down; and lost the opportunity for a longer conversation/argument about my anger at union bureaucracy.
I don't know what the outcome of such a conversation would have been, but at least I could have offered that to him, rather than just rejecting him a just another bureaucrat.
Emily, your account of your experiences with Kaiser is a model of dignity, service and generosity. Thank you for this. I admire (and aspire to follow) your lead of assuming the best, telling your stories with your head held high, and walking away when the door is closed.
Thank you Keith. It isn't always easy either. One of my regrets is when I was a machinist and a Marxist activist in the 1960's. At one point the president of a big United Auto Workers local said he would love to help me get elected to the presidency of another UAW local and we could work to get him elected to be national president and change the policies to be more progressive. I'd just have to stop talking about my Marxist politics. I turned him down; and lost the opportunity for a longer conversation/argument about my anger at union bureaucracy.
I don't know what the outcome of such a conversation would have been, but at least I could have offered that to him, rather than just rejecting him a just another bureaucrat.
Emily, your account of your experiences with Kaiser is a model of dignity, service and generosity. Thank you for this. I admire (and aspire to follow) your lead of assuming the best, telling your stories with your head held high, and walking away when the door is closed.