In the Company of Monkeys

i think i read it somewhere that accountability is a matter of integrity. back in college, i remember a story by one of our teacher. it went something like this.

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there were two gardeners who were charged to build a garden fence on different pots. the owners of the gardens specifically told them that they wanted the kind of fences that their plants could climb and wrap around to. the first gardener set-up substandard wood as the spine of the fence while the second gardener used the top of the line wood. so the first gardener came up to the second and asked him "you dont really need those pricy wood right? and dont even bother building it correctly. its going to be covered with the plant anyway. no is going to notice that you didnt do it properly." to this the first gardener said "but i will know."

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accountability in the workplace is so superficial today. integrity is nonexistent. learn to cover your ass and plug your ears.