On Employees Educating Employers?

ramannoodle asks: "My employer currently makes many decisions that I feel would save them a lot of money by going about it in a different way. I have presented many of these ideas to them, but being the not-so-great sales person that I am, I feel in some ways that by voicing my opinion on these things, I am jeopardizing my standing with the company. Is it the right thing to do to continue educating my employer on issues they do not want to hear, but will save them money and just risk being one of the many unemployed honest IT professionals out there? Do I hide what I know from them by keeping my mouth shut and just doing what they tell me so I can keep my job and feed my family? It's a tough economy out there, and is it worth being over-enthusiastic about helping the company?" We touched on this issue for contractors, but what about actual employees?

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[Anonymous Coward]

Since you mentioned you were working in IT, I am assuming you are in India.

You are supposed to response honestly when asked, but to keep your mouth shut unless being addressed to directly. Haven't your mother told you this? Also, don't eat lamb curry in the server room and respect Shiva for he's the greatest. Keep a low profile, always smile and dress up in a shirt, and it will take you long ways, son.

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This is not the first post because nobody will
actually read this.

Re:I tried this. I got fired. Listen up.

[pmz]

But now I have experience, and I have attained Zen.

No, you are only superficially in a state of Zen. If you look deeper, you will realize that you are in the very common state of having had all idealism crushed and stripped from your body, leaving a cynical shell of a person. I should know...