Rui Tu: To accomplish things, one must first learn to be a human!

by fearless on 2009-11-16 08:30:01

I believe everyone is familiar with that sentence in the title, just as I am. You might have heard it countless times, and you may have even said it yourself, mostly during meetings or trainings.

Here's the story: In 2008, I was still working at the company, but every decision made by the head of the business line made me feel ashamed. As it turned out, my shame was justified. I had already lost confidence and patience in my team, and I wasn't the only one caught in such a mental predicament. For a single business line, if more than 90% of employees leave, either you're not confused because you're not stupid, or you're some kind of genius. At such a time, telling my direct superior that I wanted to leave seemed impossible to me. I believed his confusion and torment at that time were no less, if not greater, than mine.

So I agonized, and agonized, and agonized, until finally I came up with a good plan: find the most ridiculous department in the company, and its leader must also be extremely ridiculous. Fortunately, every company has a few leaders with low morals and intelligence. After two or three months of communication and interaction, I successfully transferred departments. During the transfer interview, for the first time in my life, I directly heard someone say to me, "Before doing things, you need to learn how to be a person!" I was astonished. How could I not collapse when the worst-known person in the entire company, with hundreds of employees, says something like this to you? Despite being confident in myself, I still needed to reflect on myself repeatedly in such a situation to confirm who I am. After another two or three months, I smoothly resigned, feeling incredibly relieved.

On the internet, I often see these seemingly ridiculous leaders spewing nonsense. Whenever I see it, I inevitably reply with a barrage of criticism, then unfollow them. I assert that these people: one, have been in their positions for not long; two, hold positions only slightly higher than regular employees; three, are those who would starve without their jobs (Speaking of which, I think most companies are pretty dumb. Why do they keep such people? Is it just because they're obedient and easy to manage? It'd be much more cost-effective to keep an animal!).

Hey~Recalling the past, I posted a message on Twitter: If someone emphasizes to you, "Before doing things, you need to learn how to be a person!" or similar phrases, you can basically conclude that the person has very low karma!

Unexpectedly, after posting this sentence, it received countless retweets. Below, I've compiled a few retweeted comments with added annotations to share with everyone: