SPARTANS, WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!?!?

I dont know that I've ever mentioned what I do professionally on this blog but if not, I work for the CA Environmental Protection Agency. I've seen and heard a lot of things on this job...but nothing annoys me more than people who work for this or similar agencies who seem to have little to NO interest in ACTUALLY improving the environment. It really gets to me since I actually take this shit seriously and enjoy the fact that I can say I'm making some sort of a difference, even if in a small way. Thats why I took a job in the public sector.

So it really chaps my ass when I'm forced to listen, and at times respond, to some dope spitting a bunch of jackassery at our staff about how/if we do our jobs. Make no mistake, from some factions of the public, I expect that...but from some others, its absolutely mind-boggling. At times, it makes me wonder what that person is even doing in the position they're in. Its clearly not to sincerely benefit the public...its often to pad their own resume and/or exercise their ability to be some know-nothing, loudmouth lobbyist that aspires to be paid by the word, irrespective of whether or not (usually not) those words represent a logical coherent thought.

As you can probably tell, I got a letter from someone challenging my work today. Unfortunately, the person is able to reach well above my pay grade or I'd serve up a response letter that would be SURE to focus on why the commenter is a silly fool who ought to leave this job to those of us that are actually competent. Lobbyist asshole masquerading as a public service employee. I hope you say something at a public meeting that really puts you out in ya draws.

There's nothing worse than a phony. And I especially hate it when your PAID position is supposed to affect a positive change on behalf of the public. I do take solace in the fact that there seems to be more of us with true intent than there are of those out for self-promotion. I'm just glad that, after you've worked in the field a while, the ability to tell the difference rises dramatically. However, its still sometimes a surprise when you find out that what you thought was a warrior is a really just a carpenter playing dress up.