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I read a survey of employees once. I thing the audience was engineers but the results are probably universal. After the results were gathered, it was found that 80% of the respondant s felt they were "Above average" in their abilities and contribution to the company. This says that at least 30% of the employees were wrong in their self assessment, perhaps more since there were probably some who underrated themselves.
So, when it comes to officiating, there will always be some officials that feel they are not getting the games they deserve when in fact they are right where they belong. Their comparison of others to themselves is not from a neutral perspective. They will consider the faults of others to be of a great magnatude while they minimize the value of their own faults.
Me, I'm probably right where I belong. I sometimes fall into the group I just mentioned when I find some officials above me making errors, but I try to temper those judgements with reality and realize that I have to better them to pass them, not just be their equal. I certainly reconized that there are MANY officials (perhaps several dozen) in our association that are clearly better than me.
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