In most of my jobs, I've felt out of the loop. That's probably because I actually was out of the loop. My current place of employment has two employees who have been with the owners for many years. These two people have the keys to just about everything here. The owners trust them completely. They also, as a result, wield a bit of power. They maintain the loop from which I am excluded.
After having been here fifteen months, I still don't have a key to the building. I don't know the alarm code. I don't have online access to the bank accounts. I don't know the code to open the safe. I have to ask for blank checks when I run out. I am told very little about what goes on here. And yet I am the accountant.
Being out of the loop can be a good thing, though. Sometimes, the less you know, the better off you are. Not having a key means I can't be expected to be here when no one else is. Not knowing what is going on, I can always plead ignorance. Which is, of course, bliss. Being out of the loop can be demeaning and infuriating, but it can also be comforting. I guess I choose to be comfortable.
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