Questions...

Yesterday at work we had a group team meeting over lunch. Certain things were brought to my attention at this meeting.
Such as:

1. Apparently doing a lot of really good work does not equal rewards
2. Kissing ass is really the only true way to get a head at work.
3. My co-workers are evil nasty people who prey on weakness.
4. Lies run rampant in a work environment.

So I have some questions...
Is kissing ass the only way to get a head?
Is there a place or a job where doing your work on time and doing it well will get you rewards?
Is any of this worth it? Should I just go back to bartending, a place where if you do well, people hand you money? (or stripping...a job done well also equals money in that profession!)

Cause really lately I seem to be missing the point.

On my current project I have worked my butt off, and it is my own butt that I have been working off. Not micromanaging like the grammatically incorrect co-worker does with her projects. I have understood that everyone is super busy and that they don't have time to do my work, therefore, I do my own work...but it seems that it really doesn't matter. The grammatically incorrect co-worker, is vulgar, extremely unprofessional, and doesn't do a damn bit of her own work (primarily cause she is too stupid to figure it out, she relies on everyone else to pick up her slack), yet so far this year, she got a bonus, three raises, a promotion, and just yesterday I found out she got a letter from the director of our group commending her on a job well done. Seriously what the fuck?!

Six years of service working my arse off, and I haven't gotten a raise in years...nothing, I get nothing. Damn my parents for raising me with morals and the belief that hard work will pay off. Apparently I should have been raised a spoiled brat like the grammatically incorrect co-worker, learning that if I don't want to do something, someone else will step in and do it for me.
(example: her mom lives in maryland, several hours away, when co-worker isn't feeling well, her mom drives up from maryland to help her out, you know clean her house, do her laundry, cook her food -- she is 33 years old!? holy crap, grow the hell up!) Again I say damn my parents for making me independant, teaching me to survive on my own...having my own opinions and thoughts...not kissing ass to get a head. Arugh. Being moral blows.

But on a happy note, the evil co-worker did say something that offended me yesterday and I confronted her about it. It felt good. I was very mature about the whole thing. However, she isn't talking to me today...so I am sure she is pissed at me about it. Whatever.

And I told the intern that there cannot be a 'quick' second...a second is a second...it can't be quick. This made him flustered...it was great watching him try to figure out what I meant!

So the day wasn't a total loss. Today my plan is to keep myself continuously plugged into my iPod so I can avoid almost all human contact. I am so looking forward to it!