[Evans, Marv]

All of those horrible things exist in a magnified form in a school district. I was always truthful, hard working, called a spade a spade, and led by example - and was a thorn in the side of most of those above me for those reasons. When describing me they would say I "marched to a different drummer." My retort was, "Sorry if I'm not a personal friend or don't wear a dress." I know it hurt my chances for advancement, but I just couldn't bring myself to suck up. The most irritating thing was that those who were the most incompetent but with the most political savvy went upward. By the time I was in a position to actually see the landscape, I already had too much time invested. Just one more reason things are going down the drain. Self employment is good advice as long as you don't create an organization large enough to get infected.