Well that was easy

If I don't lie

Why is it that everyone complains about the nature of politicians? Are they normal? Is this acceptable?There seems to be a ubiquitous agreement that politicians are bad people. So, umm, who keeps hiring bad people? Voters! Who are the voters?We are the voters.Voters are the Human Resources Department of any democracy. We hire and fire by voting. Other than that, what are we doing?When was the last time we updated those job descriptions?When did wethe job descriptions?So how are we so sure that they're not doing their jobs?The job requires a person to act in ways that are completely unnatural to what's acceptable in our society. You're expected to convince everyone that you know how to do a job that, often times, you've never done. Yes, you're expected to lie.We want you to give us a detailed plan for something you've never done. Don't worry, we've never done it either! And we all know that even experienced people often fail miserably.But be confident... or you're out!Imagine someone off the street walks into your work and starts publicly ranting about how terrible you are in your job. They have a detailed account of all the times you tried but failed. They attack the history of your career and even put you down as a person.Take a moment to imagine this. Would your boss stand beside you? Would your coworkers gather around to help? Would someone call the police on this crazy person barging in to steal your career?Now imagine, instead, that everyones cheers! They agree with this stranger who just walked in.Yes! That person is given your job and you're kicked to the curb.Do you have to lie to be in a position to help? Do people want a job that has unachievable goals and expectations? I don't have the answers to political job descriptions but we should start thinking. Who knows; maybe include an oath of "do no harm", like a doctor.And we voters are not doing our jobs. We only show up at the very end. We're probably missing things that should be part of anthat maybe politicians aren't bad people after all. They're just doing their jobs.more of my musings at http://sandstormdata.blogspot.com/