A "Bodacious" Kind of Ride

I'm annoyed... Yes, annoyed, frustrated, confused, aggravated. I've been watching a bull ride of sorts, and I don't like the beatin' my buddy is taking. Tell me this... How can a person get up before daylight every single day, be at the office before anyone else, focus all day on achieving results for the organization - except when interrupted with petty complaints, questions or poor-quality work - take the constructive criticism that is given, and most of all care more than almost anyone else in the building, and yet despite all of this be under scrutiny from the boss, HR, counterparts and direct reports. You always hear about workplace culture and it's hard to understand until you're someplace that has an entirely different culture than where you were before. But even from an outsider looking in I can say that I get it now. We all have areas where we can learn and better ourselves in both a personal and professional aspect; however, there are also somethings that are beyond our control to change. We are who we are. And at the end of the day, or week, sometimes you have to step back and say, is this ride worth it, or am I going to get too beat up, banged up, fed up in the process? Am I going to strap myself on and see if I make the full 8 seconds, or is it time for me to pull my hand out of the bull rope, jump off while I still can and see who I draw next time? I don't know the answer...it's a personal decision. And in this case, I'm not the rider...just the pal behind the buckin' shoot.