No communication in my office!

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My coworkers have NO communication skills when it comes to the important stuff. For example, last night, they switched over to a new database without telling us. Not only did they not tell us this HUGE change was taking place, but the new system is riddled with bugs and needs to be worked on some more (can't do half of my job), and there was no reason to release it yet! I hate how some people don't let those who NEED to know that these things are happening!

Odd isn't it? NT's are supposed to be the one's who can communicate well. And yet when it comes to some important stuff that affects everybody's work, they just sort of casually let it happen and fall apart in front of their eyes. I see this kind of stuff at my work ALL THE FRICKEN TIME.

I think it is because all of them are afraid of "breaking ranks" with the group. For example in the case you described, in that group of people responsible for the database fiasco, there was nobody willing to speak up (or maybe dissent) from the group to point out that they were heading for trouble, because the group had already made up its mind and if any member had said "um, maybe we need to work out a few kinks first," that person might have been punished (socially) by being mocked or whatever. They might have prevented a disaster, but even then they still would have been mocked or shunned, and accused of being a brown-nose, or of just making extra work for people.

This is why I often feel like I am surrounded by idiots who can't think for themselves.

Yeah I know the feeling! Why can't these people forsee a problem?
Although I sometimes think I am the only one not in the know about important changes!

It's sheep mentality