Mrs. Umbridge (And other People just like her)

In the latest installment of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I have noticed some frightening similarities between Professor Umbridge and some other people in my work environment.

Professor Umbridge is a toad like lady that has been assigned to the Hogwarts School of Wizardry as the High Inquisitor, she is also the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. She has been hired by the Ministry of Magic to enforce some rules and regulations, but along the way, she comes up with an array of new rules to fit her wants and desires, and her wants and desires are to make everyone's life as miserable as possible.

Why is it that some people get a kick out of being unpliable, unyielding, arrogant, and unforgiving? Why do some people derive pleasure from punishing you for the slightest inadequacy?

Mrs. Umbridge's come along and they make everybody's life a living hell. The most amazing parallel to this fictional character and the real character that I speak of is the fact that they make new rules based upon their personal wants and desires.

Another character trait of these types of persons is their amazing ability to get support for their absurd ideas. Upper management merely sees an individual fastidiously trying to imporove their departments and instead of investigating their decisions, they just grant them power to do everything short of phyical torture.

I swear, the person I speak of, if allowed, would brandish us with a whip unseen since the days of Christs brutal beating with the cat of 9 tales.

These people are inpsired by the devil and they prey on the weaknesses of individuals. The systems that they think they support, will, in due time implode and crumble and crush them, perhaps not literally, but figuratively. And when the smoke clears and they are left standing bereft, friendless, and broken, it is doubtful that they will realize the error of their ways. People like this usually have a tendency to find fault in the institution, or others instead of themselves- thus, they move on to another place and start all over.

The world will never be free of people like Mrs. Umbridge- Unfortunately, those of us that have to put up with them have the freedom to move on.