Brutal day

another shitty workday to start the week off

these ppl I work with just keeps getting dumber

Reasons why this has happened:

1) Rounds and rounds of layoffs.
Dumb ppl still managed to stay with the company (many actually did make it to the chopping block but there are still SO many left), leaving MORE work for the competent employees. Those that have the background and education to match what they're currently doing has of course managed to find better jobs elsewhere. So we have very few folks who knows what they're doing and many that has no frigg'n idea.

2) Outsourcing.
We're running an internal outsourcing model and the quality of employees being hired in the low-cost region just doesn't cut it. We're relying on ppl that have very different culture when it comes to training and mentoring to build a team. Even if we hire smart employees, we are either 1) not training them to their full potential (both soft and hard skills) or 2) they get fed up and leave.

This is not the ideal work environment I want to be in. I would like to work in a high calibur workforce where people are educated, innovative and know what they're doing! Of course, that's what we all want...and to get it, I will have to go back to school. Not going back for the $$$, but for a place where I would like to get up and go to work for. Not somewhere I dread going 5 days a week.