Any resemblance to real life situations is purely coincidential.
When we say that we need more manpower, that we need more people, that we need more brains to think together, we mean it.
We're not lazy. Recently, I scrolled back up through our chat, and I saw that every single day, we would be discussing a future plan, an event to be held. We work hard, we contribute, and while the cogs and the gears in the head are burning with overuse, they are sitting calmly in their seats, waiting for the fruits of our labour.
And it's not like they are always satisfied.
So, why? On the basis that there shouldn't be too many people in positions of power, you want to minimise our size?
I thought we were cultivating heroes here, in this day and age. Why don't you give them the experience they need?
We're doing the best we can, but there's so much more in life than this too. For some of us, we have large commitments elsewhere as well.
And most scary, to me, is the power of that one person. The decision-maker, the keeper. The one who can shut us down or let us pass. And it's like he doesn't see our work at all, sometimes. Like we are never good enough. And we have to hide how terribly tired we are, as that keeps us safe from his careless "you chose this path". Not even the gentle breeze of "you're working so hard" can soothe that.
Enough rambling. More work.