Falling in Line with the Man.

"I am sticking it to the man," yelled my smartly dressed colleague.

She had managed to successfully negotiate a business deal, without having to pay huge fees to the posh law firm, which had warned her of the impending danger of doing such intensive and delicate negotiations by herself.

It had all seemed like a delicious victory for a few days, until she found out that the firm in question, was also one of the biggest shareholders in the 'how to negotiate successfully' software she had utilised, in a bid for what now appears to be false independence.

How many of us convince ourselves we have taken a chunk out a conglomerate's ego, only to realise the reason they are called that, is because they have far-reaching tentacles?

(image owned by Nifty Lane)

It appears the best policy is to accept there is no way to outsmart the Man. The Man has been doing this for so many years, he knows you more than you know yourself. He has researched, invested and sacrified just so he can cater to the full strata in society

You don't believe me? Okay, let's consider the following:

• the guys that own Selfridges, coincidentally, also own Primark. 
• the company that control the Lamborghini brand, also count Seat as one of their possessions.
• Unilever will supply lashings of Ben and Jerry's and Walls ice cream, then give you Slimfast to wash it down.
• Nestlé will give you tons of chocolate to satisfy your cravings and unleash your diabetic demon, but then in one fell swoop, provide you with the wondrously named water; Pure Life. Apparently, it's water that is so good, it's "ideal for family days out".
• Literally every facet of our lives from; sports to music, food to drinks, and leisure to entertainment, is controlled by less than 10 companies!

So, don't believe the hype. The stick you are using to poke the Man, was more than likely manufactured by him and he is definitely not stupid enough to make it an effective weapon.

Morale of the Tale: 

Just be Happy in the knowledge, that the Man will always be the Man, and it's probably more resourceful to reside with him in peace.