Being Victimized by the Majorty
One of the things I read in a recent article talked about the ability of an unregulated group's majority to punish and even victimize the minority because they have the majority and people like being in power, and the majority is power, and without governance, they are capable of doing nearly anything.
Well, today I was the victim of the group of developers here at the shop. Interestingly enough, not all were the victimizers, in fact, it was their manager (whom I do not report to) that was really the instrument of victimization. But it was the fact that everyone played some interesting part in the episode that surprised me the most.
There were the people that couldn't believe it was happening and didn't day anything to try to regain sanity. There were those that thought that the ultimate goal is to have group harmony, and if it meant the pain of one for the happiness of many, then so be it. There were the vocal attackers and then there was the instrument. Very interesting now that I look back on it a bit.
Needless to say, I was not happy about the situation, nor do I think I'll ever look at these people the same way again. I have no use for people that are not pulling their weight, and while I was content to allow them to be on another project and someone else's problem, it's clear that this cannot continue. What will come of this, I do not know. But of this I am sure. There will be no more incidents when I sit and allow myself to be victimized by these people. That's simply wrong.