My previous and present bosses don’t understand thinking. I am often invited to meetings that are focused on solving a particular problem. And, after of couple of hours discussing the problem, I will most likely come up with the solution. At which point, my boss gets upset with me because I waited two hours before giving them the solution. I then get accused of wasting everyones time so that I can make them look stupid. Go figure.

She doesn’t understand that I don’t know all of the answers to all of the problems. Nor do I have them written down in my office. Rather, the answers to the problems are achieved by thinking through the possibilities and arriving at a logical conclusion. Having a degree in Philosophy taught me to think.

I always assumed that everyone can think. But, having worked here at the state, I have learned that this is not the case. I appear to be the exception.