text: thinking of taking up writing in my spare time. please tell me what you think of my writing, and let me know what i should do to improve. this is the first thing i've written. thanks. how batman details the struggles you will go through when working in a corporation. every enemy from batman can be considered unique in their own right, not necessarily due to their design, but their overall motives as well. but while these villains might be considered strange should they be encountered in real life as they are in the batman universe, however, you might still encounter them when working for a corporation... not necessarily in the form of physical anomalies, but as internal struggles. working for a corp, you might notice that you are most likely never happy nor will you ever be happy (unless you're one of those happy go lucky people who pretend that nothing bad ever happens). this causes many internal struggles. but before we go into the specifics of those struggles, we need to take a look at the main character of the story; batman. Bruce wayne is a typical businessman by day, and a warrior against evil forces by night, showing the businessman image to the world, and harboring a dark secret while fighting constantly with his enemies alone, hiding his true image from the world. this is you, as a corporate employee. putting up a facade in order to maintain your life, while in constant struggle against a horde of enemies each with their own agendas. and the first of these enemies you may find yourself battling against would be your own dr. Hugo strange. The backstory of Dr. Hugo Strange is that he is a deranged psychologist with a feverish obsession for the caped crusader, trying to figure out more about him. the Doctor's obsession drove him to discovering batman's weaknesses, his true identity, and once tried to replace batman altogether. he is a representation of individuals who will do their best to harm your chances at that promotion, as in the corporate world, competition is a bad thing, and it's easier to get rid of the competition than it is to outshine them. every team in every division in every corporation is writhing with individuals like this, regardless of where they are on the corporate ladder, if you are an obstacle in their way, they will try their best to bring you down, especially when you are a threat to your direct line of command or management. which brings us to ra's al ghul. Ra's al ghul is the leader of an order of assassins, and has been a mentor to Batman, however the two do not agree on ideals. batman disapproves of the decisions made by ra's al ghul, and as a result, the two are sworn enemies. as you climb the corporate ladder, you too will experience this between yourself and your managers or old mentors. majority of the time, your conflict will arise from the thought that "management are idiots" or "i don't agree with management's decision" just as batman does not agree with ra's al ghul's methods. usually, this disagreement leads to the desire to usurp your management in an effort to improve conditions, which will indefinitely mean long hours spent at work. and spending long hours at work will cause a division in your personal life, just as poison ivy has caused a division between batman and robin in the past. poison ivy is an eco terrorist who believes that humanity should be replaced by plant life. but in this instance, we are not referring to her motives, rather her methods. she creates tension between batman and robin, which affects their ability to work together. this is similar to the problem you will have to face when you attempt to climb the corporate ladder. having to constantly decide between going out with friends and working a few extra hours for brownie points with your boss, your friends will appear to be less forgiving and patient with you. this tension will make you consider performing some more underhanded tasks in order to get the same results in half the time, as penguin does occasionally to earn batman's tolerance. Penguin is a mafia boss, representing the more unscrupulous decisions you might encounter along your way. he often sells intelligence to batman, which is why batman may tolerate penguin more than his other enemies. just as you may occasionally decide to make a decision that is not entirely considered moral to advance your career. every once in a while, this decision will surface, and depending on the corporation (banks especially), the higher up the corporate ladder you go, the more unscrupulous you have to be to advance easily. mind you, you don't necessarily HAVE to be unscrupulous in order to advance, however you will constantly have to show courage, as fear will be one of your main challenges. Scarecrow's real name is Dr. Jonathan Crane, a professor of psychology and psychiatry. as a result of being bullied as a child, he has a fascination of inducing fear into his victims. one would think that bullying ends in highschool, and maybe in a physical sense it does, however, corporate bullying is a very common problem in society. just as with highschool bullying, the reason why corporate bullying still exists is due to the fear of what will happen to you if you report it. as corporate bullying is usually done by people who you would report the problem to, you're left with fewer options, and thus you are left with the fear of seeming unhappy, as unhappiness is detrimental to corporate growth. your unhappiness will continue to grow, and considering your financial dependance on the corporate job, you will constantly have 2 minds about your situation. 2 face (harvey dent) was originally the white knight of gotham, the district attorney of gotham city attempting to clean up the streets and create a better gotham by the book, and not by fighting it head on as batman does. however, during the trial of a mafia boss, the mafioso threw acid at harvey, and as a result, half of his face had burnt, thus creating the two-face persona. when you start your first job at a corporation, your intentions are honest and clear. you know what it is you want from the company, and that is what you pursue. however, there will be a time when the corporation spits acid in your face (metaphorically speaking. imagine how horrible it would be if that was literal), and you will be at constant conflict with yourself about being at that corporation, whereas you also see the necessity of it. just as harvey, you will no longer care about what's right, but instead, you will want what's fair. but you will come to learn that the world is not fair, and corporations make their foundations on unfairness. and through all this, knowing that you don't want to be there, but you know you can't leave easily, you will become angry. angry at your situation, angry at your company, and angry with yourself for being there, and putting yourself in that situation in the first place. and of all the things that you will go through, anger is the one that will break you. Bane. the one who broke the bat. he is a massive foe, addicted to the steroid/drug called venom. the steroid greatly improves bane's physical strength, however he must take it once every 12 hours or suffer debilitating side-effects. the steroid also has bane easily slip into a steroid-induced rage, leaving all in his path destroyed, including batman himself. working for a corporation, you will be under constant stress, and stress leads to a lot of suppressed anger, which in turn leads to more stress. this is why some people take up smoking or drinking, and some take up drugs, all as a way to relieve stress and improve performance at work by being less stressed, which in turn leads to addiction, and as a result, more stress if your addiction is not satisfied. for some, alternatives are not an option. they just simply continue to suppress the anger and stress, and do their best to carry on, trying to keep the anger and stress from breaking them. but very soon, you will notice that no matter how much you try to bottle up, only so much can fit in a bottle. and when the bottle breaks, it's your own sanity that you must face. the joker is the embodiment of madness. there is no one particular origin story, as joker himself is unsure (he is cited saying "sometimes i remember it one way, sometimes i remember it another. if i'm going to have a past, i prefer multiple choice"). of all the enemies batman has to face, the joker is the most dangerous, and the reason why so many people like him so much is that we all relate to him in some way. we all have a spark of madness, and occasionally we have to do our best to keep it under control, but we aren't always able to. and when you work for a corporation, the madness will claw at you, desperate to get out, and sometimes it will become almost impossible to contain it. you undoubtedly will see this happening even to those around you, some will have nervous breakdowns and some will have a moment of insanity at the office. but at the end of the day, you will have to fight it.