ex-shep
11-20-2006, 11:55 AM
One sore spot of contention which set up a mass exodus from Tammy's group was a announcement that the then leader considered himself as a super apostle. Even the deepest of mind control, that would have been too much of stretch for me. From what I gather the shepherding abuses were sporadic after the leader left to "pursue other interests".
I came up with an analogy which makes sense for me. I worked six years at Metro Airlines. Any long time forum members no the strife I had the last year and a half. It occured to me, it depended where one worked. I started in a small office in the midwest. After training, all had an idea what needed to be done. We pitched in and got the job done. If the company came up with a lame brain corporate initiative, we found a way to discuss the issues or find a way we could live with it.
When I came to the corporate call center, it was a cult like closed system. The manager was an alcoholic who only interested in staying sober long enough to retire. Any problems were swept under the carpet. Denial was a favorite M.O., especially with regard to the debacle with the witchy poo.
Conversely if I worked in two call centers in the East Coast, the divisional manager would have flown into what was really going on and make an assesment. I may not have received what I wanted, but she would have checked in periodically to see if things were OK and was there anything she could do.
I have come to the conclusion that the denomination have some caring venues of concern and some same same old dysfunctional leaders. It is interesting how some have cleaned house and others are still to be dread. Curious ephiphany, this is.
I came up with an analogy which makes sense for me. I worked six years at Metro Airlines. Any long time forum members no the strife I had the last year and a half. It occured to me, it depended where one worked. I started in a small office in the midwest. After training, all had an idea what needed to be done. We pitched in and got the job done. If the company came up with a lame brain corporate initiative, we found a way to discuss the issues or find a way we could live with it.
When I came to the corporate call center, it was a cult like closed system. The manager was an alcoholic who only interested in staying sober long enough to retire. Any problems were swept under the carpet. Denial was a favorite M.O., especially with regard to the debacle with the witchy poo.
Conversely if I worked in two call centers in the East Coast, the divisional manager would have flown into what was really going on and make an assesment. I may not have received what I wanted, but she would have checked in periodically to see if things were OK and was there anything she could do.
I have come to the conclusion that the denomination have some caring venues of concern and some same same old dysfunctional leaders. It is interesting how some have cleaned house and others are still to be dread. Curious ephiphany, this is.