It’s nice to know you’re not crazy. To really get this cartoon by Hugh MacLeod you should read this excellent blog post by Venkatesh Rao. I am still in the middle of reading it, but I had to stop and post about it. The breeze of sanity that blows when someone expresses articulates your existential paradoxes is one of the sweetest metaphysical feelings.
In the post Venkatesh outlines an organizational theory derived from The Office, The Organization Man and Hugh’s cartoon. If you are like me and have had fundamental issues with your role in the organization, have struggled to find balance between your personal ambitions and your professional aspirations, and have a broad perspective of companies and industries then you will find this article enlightening.
