job mismatcH

shit happens. and when it does, i begin questioning my profession. is it the profession, or just the people who make my life miserable?

life on earth is enjoyable. but is this feasible around people who don't know what respect means?

last time i checked, journalists are not supposed to be scolded by editors like executive assistants (no negative meaning for exec assistants intended). they went to school just like them and studied journalism for four years, too. they are part of the news team. they are educated people who deserve respect as well. some are not just journalists by profession. a lot are equally intelligent, talented and perhaps, a lot better in other areas of concetration. the thing is, they might have been trapped in a place that offers nothing but repetitive tasks that led them to stagnation.

i have no qualms about journalism per se. but how `bosses' behave in the newsroom sometimes leads me to doubt whether i have been in the right profession. i am much more than what my position says. anyone's ability can never be measured by what she does inside the newsroom. all people commit mistakes. and when journalists do, it does not mean anybody has the right to shout at them as though they are idiots who don't know anything at all. mistakes aren't tickets allowing 'bosses' to let off some kind of ego-breaking words, so their morale can plunge deeper.

being last in the editorial lineup does not give anyone the right to belittle them, or shame them for others to view as though they have done a crime. besides, the bosses are also accountable for mistakes. and if the error has never caught their eye, is it right to pass the buck or blame it on the person whose position is at the bottom of the line? i don't think so.

it's no denying that bosses are superior in knowledge and experience. but this does not make junior journalists a lot inferior in education. they should be treated as part of the team, and better yet, an equal.