The Organic OS - Why We Need Idiots

Nobody likes to work with a complete idiot every day.  Although we put up with each others occasional idiotic moment, a complete, every day idiot can make things intolerable at work. But, we can only learn to deal with idiots if we are exposed to them from time to time. Therefore, we should look forward to those times when we find ourselves face to face with idiotic behavior.

Idiots are like germs - we need to be exposed to them so we cab build up a resistance and deal with them more effectively. We can't simply wipe them all away with a clean sweep, because they tend to evolve over time rather than just being born into idiot-hood. In fact, good people can turn idiotic and sometimes it never wears off. Idiots crop up, fade out and sometimes sustain themselves; or worse, we sometimes sustain them.

Idiots can be influential and, under the right circumstances, can attract and convert co-workers to side with them. This can happen when a new person either doesn't know any better, is outnumbered or is just paranoid about making waves at a new workplace.

Overt time, common sense must prevail and we need to turn idiots around without hurting their feelings because an argument can never be won. Therefore, learning how to convert a person from idiot-hood to relative normalcy is an essential skill we must all strive to possess in order to create a better workplace.

Everybody is allowed to do something idiotic from time to time and we should accept that, because we are all human and nobody is pereftc. However, idiotic behavior should be the exception, not the norm. If it is the norm at a place of work, efforts must be put into place to turn the situation around.

So, let's accept the fact that idiots are out there, but learn how to deal with them; and, as we practice dealing with them, we will be much better at creating and sustaining positive works environments.