Falling into the politics of corporate America

When you think you've done the best you can do with information given to you that's just "not quite up to par", wouldn't you feel like a bombshell hit you to hear the news, "We just don't think it's right for the company" and you get pulled off of a project you've put so much time and energy into that your kids don't even recognize when you're actually at home? To be told "IT'S HOW YOU DEAL WITH THE BAD NEWS THAT DEFINES YOUR CAREER BECAUSE NO ONE WILL REMEMBER HOW YOU DELT WITH THE GOOD NEWS", is just a fancy way to say, don't make us look bad. We know we screwed you but don't cause a stink. I always heard about the nasty politics of corporate America, but never really understood it until today. I thought people were crazy when I heard the "office space" horror stories. Today, I fell into the crappy politics of corporate America that so many of us are already twisted into. I feel for those who have to sell the idiotic lines like "We'll tell the group what ever makes this blow easy for you." Tell them the truth moron! We all know with the politics of corporate America, the sugar coated lie will last all of, well, it won't last. People who really know their co-workers know when the boss is trying to snow everyone into believing the little fantasy created to keep the company looking golden. We all started out in the "peon" spot. Why not be who we are and not get sucked into the management politics that creates those people we all hated to be around when we first started. I challenge corporate executives to think back to before they were management and be the person people liked. Because I tell you one thing, you're hearing "OH, GREAT JOB SALLY, OR GREAT JOB BOB!" from your direct reports, it's a line with a fake smile to keep you off our backs just one more day. But if we said what was really on our minds, we'd be out of the job right? Be who you were before you were in management and see how much better morale is in the office.....communication (HONEST COMMUNICATION) is the key to all relationships. Be a person, not the executive robot trying to save face......trust me, all our lives would be so much better off.