I think that working life itself, the office environment, is an absolute mess. In times of crisis, when the bureaucratic structure should be most remembered and reflections made, it's completely forgotten, and measures more suited to a social center or something like that are used instead, and anything goes to make them fit within the established work framework. My boss is in serious trouble for using his authority however he pleases, and in fact, he didn't seem to care at all; he was convinced that no one noticed. I don't understand, in principle, how there can be people in an office who don't consider that everything stems from legality, especially in a place where individuals come together to carry out specific interactions. My boss doesn't have the slightest idea what he's talking about; he operates solely to secure a specific territory—in other words, the clearest evidence of a barbarian in these parts, for God's sake. Personally, if he dies, it would be a huge benefit to the office, since he's essentially anchored in the middle of it all, using whatever means necessary to sustain himself and gain an advantage.

The man lived with the mindset, after a problem he had with a girl I was involved with, that the key to avoiding further problems was to drop the matter and minimize contact. These are not the kind of people who can handle anything beyond the routine, even though, by God's grace, these routines are what truly matter and where the work is done. These people haven't the faintest idea what it means to be at work; instead, they exploit it to gain social advantages and then move into other circles, without giving any space whatsoever to demonstrating their abilities. I partly understand why their dedication is so sacred to them, because things don't work the same way as in teaching, where the key lies in effective social interaction that contributes to the learning outcomes of the classes, given that the person is a teacher. In those environments, the game of manipulating others through coercion is what matters, or is usually considered to matter, a concept that even has its own levels of structure thanks to possible evaluations. However, in a bureaucratic environment like this, this isn't possible. In fact, here, since everything is about results in the bureaucratic structure, the individual doesn't know at all how to manage or defend themselves and lives entirely at the mercy of the social climate, completely abandoning the professional framework and acting solely for the sake of an image, which apparently is the last resort when one doesn't know how to operate.

Frankly, I feel that my boss doesn't know how to do his job and lacks the general management skills necessary to establish himself. He's a complete failure, through and through. He lives hand to mouth, and as a teacher, he doesn't realize that the foundation of any endeavor is training, regardless of the field. This tells me that he certainly knows how to navigate the teaching world, but outside of that, he doesn't know how to operate. In other words, he doesn't truly understand what teaching is, except in certain defined ways, barely for the sake of fame, where, indeed, fame and results often coincide, and doubt is allowed to arise from both the public and the teacher himself. I'm disappointed because he lives on the fly, there's no planning, I don't feel like I'm dealing with a professional, and he just gets out of problems however he can, at the expense of people's ignorance. The man thought I would follow an order he gave him regarding my personal life, an area in which he had no involvement. He's a nuisance; he's someone I don't even want to think about anymore.

Even when I was in the other office, where I met him, there were problems with him, but the whole thing still had a teaching spirit; there was a framework to work from, which this guy doesn't. I see that many people who go into management do it from the perspective of someone who gets everything done, by any means necessary, when the issue is about context. But they don't see that; instead, they focus on self-importance through results, only seeking what's necessary to enhance their image, to say they're doing something and promoting innovation—a form of forced inclusion in a world they don't fit into. What a failure! I never imagined encountering something like that these days.

Everyone in that office is focused on establishing who they are and ensuring that their position isn't questioned through interactions with others. In other words, in that office, for heaven's sake, they don't care about establishing results and actually sharing them, which is what allows for an evaluation of each employee. There are no schemes to individualize each worker, that is left to chance; they should be concise, allow for profiling, and be the means by which socialization is established.

In that office, the goal is to create a mass of people based on their position. It's socialization through the position that defines the individual, not the position itself in terms of work. It's a social center; in fact, profiles are established around socialization, not work. Even within this system, work itself becomes sacrificial under the same scheme of exclusion and subsequent inclusion of the individual. It's truly horrifying. I'm tired of seeing how this kind of "safeguarding" is experienced. Of course, social interaction isn't protected, it's not measured, and it shouldn't be. But how am I supposed to talk to them about this? Naturally, the work situation there will never improve; there's no way, because there are no standards to strive for. Frankly, trying to talk to them about this is a complete waste of breath, absolutely a waste of breath, and this is in a university office. None of them inspire confidence in me to have this kind of conversation, because none of them, as is often the case in classes, are fully engaged with the material. Instead, they focus on making pathetic attempts to pass exams just to stay with the group, of course, at the expense of effective socialization, just like what happens and continues to happen, for God's sake, in school.

In that office, the last thing I find is the office itself; I feel like I've wasted my time with these people. I came here to work with professionals, and that's not what I find, that's not what I get, it's simply not there. There isn't even a serious commitment to the company other than avoiding looking bad in front of someone, just like in school—in fact, I think it even happens at university. And then they expect us not to notice? These people never left school; they stayed there. I've been the only one—and that's why I'm singled out—who looks after the structure, the working environment, but it can't be that I'm given a position for that reason alone. Rather, that should be the norm, the starting point for everyone, the least expected, because it's the foundation. There should be a focus on workplace safety, on conducting reviews, on knowing which standards to adhere to, so that it's not just about pleasing my boss, which is essentially just doing things for the sake of doing them, to meet their expectations, which leads to being overly demanding and avoiding conflict. In that office, everything is done with the aim of preventing conflicts, instead of, for goodness' sake, confronting them and mobilizing the social fabric. I don't know who I'm with there, I don't know. I don't feel I can talk to them about anything, nor that I should, because they won't understand. They most likely think the office is for networking, when that's earned through hard work, through earning a living. The office isn't a social hub, and it can't be, because the company's objectives are just an excuse to keep doing the same thing. It's disrespectful to the company, its management, its structure, its commitment. I ask again, but to which of them can I say that if they're not on the same page? I'm tired of hearing that everyone is helping out...for God's sake, this isn't a family.

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