Do you remember the day of small business, mom-and-pop shops, and when everyone knew you when you walked into the store? Are these times and memories gone for ever?
Now we have big boxed stores, managers looking to make an impression/ make their mark, and "leadership" that doesn't even know what all you do.
It seems these days you can do your best work, break company records, be great at customer service. Yet, if you are not a yes-man or don't agree with everything going on, or question your bosses, you will be targeted and not given opportunity to advance.
In my experience, you can talk to managers, directors, VPs, and they now how to do what they are told from higher up, but they know little to nothing about much of anything else. It seems they don't want real thinkers or creators anymore, check box checkers and bottom liners.
What does all this mean? What will happen with these monopolies and suits running around being over booked with meetings and doing busy work? What will happen when they are so focused on the P&L vs seeing the big picture of what is going on in the world? Our supply chain is super fragile, about 15 different things that could be catastrophic at any moment. Our soil isn't what it used to be making our produce less nutritious. With recent events such as covid and lock downs less people working, means we are making less stuff to be on the market. With gas prices and inflation people are buying less stuff. I saw on the news that Target missed projections by 90%... It goes on and on.
The giants of business might not have glory for much longer. I feel natural selection and competition will hopeful bring back small business and mom-and-pop. Because if our global economy and supply chain fail. We will be forces to produce food, products and services on a more local level.