Is Corporate fidelity foolishness?

I have been working with the same organization for the past 7.5 years. Multiple reasons:

1. No confidence in the rest of the IT companies.
2. 10% fidelity to the company that offered me the first job.
3. A conservative IT professional who outweighs risks to opportunities.

But lately I am realizing that my risk-taking ability is on the downward trend. I have been just thinking about how can I grow in the same ladder that I stepped into 7 years back. Is that good or bad? I don't know. Is it a good strategy to root your career on a single company, no matter how good the company is?

I really don't have an answer. What do you think?

Managers and Moms

I work with a lot of managers, who just TALK or RANT. They are so impressive with their theoretical palaver that sometimes you feel they are there in that position for some good reason. Now, 2 days later, when the tsunami effect subsides, that's when you realise what they left behind in your mind is what a tsunami would leave behind. A pile of litter. What happens now is that you need to clean what they left behind and again have to crave for what you were looking for.

I will give you an example. Lets assume your day starts with a catastrophe. Going to work. And you want to come over this noxious pattern. So you decide to approach your manager. You have done the first mistake. Why? Simple. When you are sick, do you go and tell your mom that you are sick or does she automatically find out you are sick? Rarely the former happens. A manager should be able to figure out that his or her team member is going through a tough phase and should proactively come and talk. If they didn't, then you are approaching a person who doesn't care till you are completely bruised.

Now that your manager doesn't have his sensory glands on his high priority list, you decide to walk up to him and call for a quick meeting. So you both enter into this meeting room and when your eyes meet, you carry that nasty smile which tells that you are not happy and you need some help. So you start pouring out your angry magma. Now its the time for our manager to show that he cares for you and he will bring back the euphoria that you lacked in your work life. What he does. He starts ranting. He would rant from his experience or from SELF-HELP books that he would have read when he was like you. He would bring all his management degree lessons into play. And then finally he would quote so many examples, that you would feel wow.

Now, try this. After 2 days, go back to him and tell him that you are in the same state as you were previously(you would be most of the times). See what he does. If he pushes off saying "I am little busy. Will catch you later", you know whether you approached the right person or not.

Is it sane to expect a manager to be so empathetic? Yes, why not.

Let me know your opinions.