Is the Boss always Rightt?

“The Boss is right”! This statement is neither a tautology nor a fallacy.

Neither mathematical probability nor human psychology proves that a human being, how intelligent and logical he/she may be, can be correct and just in his actions always. It’s just not possible. But more than half the world believes in this philosophy of the boss being always right and hence by majority verdict even if it does not become a rule or a law, it asks for a look in.

Looking into it, though inexperienced but a keen observant, I think the innate human fear of losing security is what has prompted people to coin this phrase. Every average human being is hungry for love, money, food, peace and security. And the need to security increases with ripening of their age. Many put it to be “Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom”. But I, still young, find it otherwise and will stick to much-felt Fear rather than ill-gained Wisdom as the source. An average human is happy if his/her bread is secure with his dear life. And if somebody is in a position to be the one who decides on your bread, you are bound to oblige that fellow. He is no short of a messiah for you. So, what if he/she wants some actions to be done which doesn’t go well with your conscience. He is the boss who has a concise mind having clear thought processes and judging his actions is not any of your business. In some other cases you may have a far more clear thought than what your boss has but decide to overlook your own potential and toe the line in fear of losing your precious rapport, being the Yes-Man always, and the year-end increment which will be a gift. You also fear of being transferred to some inconsequential corner in the labyrinth of your organization or may even be terminated. God has been gracious to give us a brain which works i.e. it can think beyond material pleasures which every other organism can feel and understand in spite of their simple neural networks. But most of us just decide to overlook it. Last January, I had gone to see a programme of Bengali superstar Soumitra Chatterjee in Nagpur. He in an interview said the following two lines:

“Art begins where imitation ends” and

“Genius is the capacity of taking infinite pains”.

And add to it one of the famous sayings of all times:

“Leaders always think differently”.

By imitating, we are doing nothing productive. And, add to that, we are abusing our education, morals and intelligence. It is always wise to think rationally before commencing an action. We always think a thousand times before buying a watch, a bike, a house. We think so much when it concerns our near and dear ones. But why do we fail to think when we are at work. Is it because our actions won’t affect us but some third person? A person who in general doesn’t even know about your actions. Many have given me a, so called, solid argument that since the boss will get the credit if successful and the boot if it fails. Hence, why to bother about our contribution? We are here to do our job and we have done that with expertise, on someone’s orders, and are getting paid for it. But what about the morals and the ever pinching conscience. Are we a bunch of lambs that just follow their leader in a single line?