Apathy is infectious
In the past
few months as
a consultant for
some colleges and
schools and some other organizations I have
come across certain
traits in the
employees that are
not only dangerous but are very infectious , as
infectious as plague . One
of such traits
is Apathy .
These are the
people who have
little or no
interest in the
job they have
been assigned but
would rather prefer
much high end
jobs in which
they definitely don’t
want to be
held responsible or
accountable for the
outcomes . They don’t want
the responsibility of
the job but
want the perks
associated with it .
They find the
job suicidal but
don’t want to
get out of it
.They are the
people drowning in the
deep sea
and waiting for someone
to see their
apathy . Sympathy is fine
towards such people
but do not
go overboard and empathize
. They don’t want
to swim out
of their misery
or who would
not try to
beat their hands
and legs . You can
save someone from
drowning only if
they want to
be saved or
they will drown
you as well .
Apathy is more
of a chronic
condition or a
disease which if
not dealt with
sooner will infect
the whole lot
who come in
contact with this diseased
.
How to spot
them ?
These are the people who are
self
proclaimed unfortunate ones . Unhappiness is
their leading lady
and self destruction
is their mistress . They wear
their gloom with
pride on their
sleeve . They display their
discontent on the
drop of a
stone or as
little as a sneeze
. They often present
themselves as victims
of the management
policies , procedures and
politics .
How to treat
this condition ?
DO NOT TRY IT .
Your time is
very precious and
remember as humans everyone
is susceptible to
surrounding emotions and
moods . Even if you
consider yourself to
be invincible with
such antiques remember
your time is far more precious and
so is your
job . The best option
is to either
relieve such employee
of all his / her
responsibilities or quarantine them.
