A Never Ending Masquerade

Masquerade - a word that describes the different settings around us as we grow and develop in this lovely place called Earth. As the years go by, we notice the condition of our society and family foundation deteriorating. At this point, I'm sure some of us wonder how long will this weak foundation last or stand. They are some who believe the end is near, therefore this inevitable destruction that we Earthlings have brought upon ourselves will soon be over. Some say 2012 will be the end of it all. Others are skeptical, and don't really care; but then again the nonchalant attitude may be fear of fate or the unknown. We can easily take up debates among ourselves discussing the conditions of Earth, society, family and generations, health care plan, elderly care, national security, children, poverty etc...But all these political topics are only good enough for a charade of egos that is part of a never ending masquerade. 

The definition of a masquerade is normally a party, a dance, or somekind of festive gathering where people can wear masks or costumes. It can also mean a facade, a pretense, or a false character. Different settings such as the corporate office, church, social gatherings and family reunions show their own masquerades. Each masquerade are mostly designed by the people of that setting, and their personal background. Sometimes its a different masquerade everytime they meet because it all depends on the mask that each individual decided to wear for that particular day.

Let's explore the masquerade in the corporate office setting. More than likely we will see a variety of people with different ethnicity, orientation, culture and belief. That pretty much sums up a person you see in public. When you enter the corporate world, there are titles and sub-titles that describe one's character and job function. You have the CEO, the womanizer; the CAO, the shotcaller. Then you'll have the different departments with their VPs, Directors, and Managers. Ofcourse some departments are better than others because it depends on the leadership style of its leader.

After giving so many years of service to a company, you begin to notice the company's pattern towards its employees; or the employees behavior and sentiments towards the company. "The snake pit", is what I call it, can be a place where you decide to be blind to the bullshit or you can be part of the bullshit. In the snake pit, you will find the pretenders, ass-kissers, overachievers, underachievers(they normally don't last long, but because of their inside connection, they stay longer than they should), whiners, backstabbers, and the snappers. Once everyone has been introduced, and passed the first impression, then we decide on how we will interact or not interact with each other. However, in the work place the option to not interact with someone can be very slim. As we all know, almost everyone will be wearing their masks. We will sometimes look for the answer for - why is the administrative girl always going out to lunch with the white guy from PR dept? Why does the accountant rep always drinking so much coffee? Will he snap one day? Why is the gay AP rep chick so quiet?

The stories of "The Snake Pit" coming soon.