Whipping Boy
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
by David Pekrul
I know I said I'd do the jobs,
That no one else would do,
Because I thought you needed me,
But you don't have a clue.I always get the dirty jobs,
While others get the praise,
And then you wonder why it is,
I ask you for a raise.
You treat me like a punching-bag,
You never seem to stop,
And though I give my everything,
The others reach the top.
Just one step forward, two steps back,
I never get ahead,
I'll work where no one knows of me,
Until the day I'm dead.
And then you'll wonder how it is,
You ever got along,
You'll think of how you treated me,
And realize you were wrong.
But will you learn your lesson then?
Or will you ever change?
You'll find another 'whipping boy',
And things will stay the same.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)Well done my friend.Thanks, Steve.I really must say that my current employer is not like this. I really like my new job.Good! Plus you never know he may be reading!
Great stuff!I love this piece. It is a microcosm, a sunrise and sunset in one poem!Thanks for your comments, ken.I had to look up the word microcosm in the dictionary though. lol
I believe there are a lot of "Whipping Boys and girls", in the workplace. I hope your article will be read by employers who stop to take a look at the contributions of their employees and how they treat them. Well said David.Thanks, Brianna.It always seems to be the case of employers thinking that the company runs from their ivory towers and employees are just a nuisance. At least that's the way that it was in my old career. This new job is so different. They seem to appreciate what I do. What a nice change!
hi david,you have the most remarkable knack of making poems ryhme, while telling a story. i enjoy all your poems. and i like them in blue. please keep writing them so we can keep reading them,my best regards,sueThanks Sue. I love writing these small stories and I'm glad you like them. I'll try to keep them in blue. lol
Great job, David and so true. My husband is in a similar situation. It is thankless, demoralizing, and degrading. The truth is, the owner of the company will never change. His greed and 'stupidity' never cease to amaze me. The company works because of my husband and the other managers -- not because of the owner.NancyI find that many people who start companies may be good at making their product or selling their product, but have no idea how to run a company or treat employees. It's time they realized that without good employees they have nothing.Thanks for your comments.
David, another good article. I am siding with Nancy: "His greed and 'stupidity' never cease to amaze me." I love it.Thanks for your comments. It is because of companies who treat their employees badly, that the Union movement started. But that is a discussion for another time.
Great article. Well done.There is a term I have grown quite fond of to describe this type of work. It's a "triple D job" standing for dirty, dull and dangerous.I'm sure there are a lot of "Triple D" jobs out there. And when you ask for a raise your employer will say, "Just be glad you have a job."
I wonder if poets, such as yourself, have any idea what a gift your talent is to the world? Wonderful!Thank you so much, Anonymous.I think that's the nicest comment I have ever received, and it is much appreciated.Best Regards,David
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