I'm currently practicing the art of flying under the radar. It's not natural to me, so my success is sporadic and surprising. Despite the pain to my psyche of keeping a low profile, I am finding that staying out of the spotlight has afforded me plenty of time to observe other homo sapien sapiens in their habitat away from home (the workplace).
My humble observation: People will gravitate to the lowest common denominator.
My humble theory: People will gravitate to the lowest common denominator because it is somehow better to "fit in" than it is to "stand out."
My humble gripe: People will often posit one thing as a personal value and demonstrate something completely different in their actions.
My humble conclusion: Unfortunately, it seems that people who've previously purported and demonstrated themselves to be utterly competent and completely dedicated will renege when put into a position where their co-workers do not demonstrate the same capabilities. Perhaps they wish to seem less threatening; perhaps they just wish to be accepted. Either way, there is a tremendous amount of personal potential wasted for a social presumption that probably isn't even true.
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