Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Once An Activist...

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported on a 22-year-old project manager at Kaiser Permanente named Justen Deal that was a whistle blower on a massive project. Instead of celebrating this brash young man's insight, and firing the syncophants that report to the CEO, they found an excuse to fire him instead. Seems like it always works that way. Sometimes I wonder how American business survives with all the a$$holes in charge. Kinda like politics, I suppose. Those who can, do. Those that can't, ride to the top on the backs of others. The Peter Principle...everyone rises to the level of their incompetence.

But I'm off track. In the article, they mention that, "As a teen in West Virginia, he testified before the state legislature in favor of gay rights and was mentioned in a front-page Washington Post story." The article continues, "After stints performing administrative chores at a West Virginia symphony and a gay-rights group in Ottawa, he moved to Los Angeles to work for a travel agency."

If he's 'one of us', I say "Go Justen!"
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5 comments:

Gay Canuck in the Capital said...

IF???

Gavin said...

LOL. I know, I know. I searched his blog for some sort of definite confirmation but couldn't find it. Using "if" was a safe way to state my assumption.

justen deal said...

http://justen.blogspot.com/2002_03_01_justen_archive.html

If? As if!

:)

Gay Canuck in the Capital said...

So let's see. First of all we have learned that Justen Deal googles himself (I use his full name so he will see this comment). That's not a bad thing at all, I do it on occasion and if I were famous like him you're darn tootin' I'd be doin' it. Secondly, I don 't know Mr. Deal from a hole in the wall, but from reading YOY's post, if he's done all his credits at gay university... there is if involved. ;)

Gay Canuck in the Capital said...

er, last sentence- NO if.