Retrospective Sense Making Ch 4

Equivocal past and Weick's retrospective sense making theory seem like a concept learned in philosophy class, but the idea of equivocal past is very legitmate in my life. It sort of relates to the theory that "everything happens for a reason", which at the time may not make sense, but later on in our lives they do. Often that is how communications begin, through something being said or an action taking place without much thought involved and later attempted to be explained. Often times this is how communication plays out whether the explaination comes in the form of a positive or negative. I believe at one time or another we have all done this and have all later reflected. Like Weick suggests I do think that some do have a predetermined plan and attempt to act in accordance with those plans, so as to not have to question those actions later. I disagree in one part if I am understanding it correctly. Weick says that "employees do not need common goals to work well together nor do they need to know precisely what decisions they make before they make them." I think that while it is acceptable for each employee to be an individual, I think that a common goal is needed in the same work environment as well as a decision because the wrong decision could have an effect on another employee.