Originally Posted By: Sky-Guy
I voiced my concerns to our group, but they were overwhelmingly quashed by those who consistently say the dept was doing a great job informing everyone on the issues. Communication is great! good job! So, I went silent, because my view was not shared by what appeared to be the majority. One of the consequences is, we never got a chance to be heard during this Post -NOF negotiation process about these types of decisions....at all, when we could have provided valuable input.


Gosh, gee whiz that scenario sounds very familiar.
It's hard to stand up and repeatedly get knocked down but the experiance you relate shows one possible consequence of avoiding conflict.
I suppose one should pick his skimishes and save his energy and ammo for those conficts that can yield a positive effect.

Thank you very much for your efforts, and I have no doubt that your efforts have yielded many positive results.
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