You can really get your ears full of workplace happenings
almost every day. Sometimes it seems
everyone has gone crazy with something (be it rules or something else). It would be easy to throw in the towel
sometimes, but one has to look past all the craziness, whether it’s out of
control shoppers, or out of control management.
Most of us do our very best to do the best job we can while on the job,
be courteous, and keep things moving and clean.
I do have to say I work with mostly great people who look out for each other and help one another. To me, that’s very important. No matter how anyone treats you, it’s essential to treat them as you’d want to be treated. Sometimes killing people with kindness works better than yelling and screaming, even if the end result isn’t what you hoped for. However, this doesn’t mean we should take being assaulted with a smile, quite the contrary. I think anyone is justified in standing up for themselves under these circumstances. We’ve had a lot happen over the last few days, most of it unjustified from an employee’s standpoint. I won’t go any further than that, but am waiting and watching to see what happens in the near future. I think we have changes a foot and they may not be good ones.
Aside from all that we all have things going on in our daily lives too and that becomes talk on breaks and after work as well. A gentleman had his car stolen from his driveway a couple of weeks ago. That was heartbreaking to hear because he’s elderly and not in the best of health. He’s also the nicest man. But I guess things never happen to evil people, do they? His car was recovered about 40 miles away. I don’t know what shape it was in.
We’re all ordinary people working a part-time job to make
extra income. We all work well together
and sympathize with each other over bad news, or express our joy over good
news. I’ve met many new friends over the
last year and I hope that continues.
It’s nice to feel a sense of camaraderie with people you see daily. It makes going to work more enjoyable.
Have you ever been assaulted on the job? How did you handle it?
I have not been assaulted on the job, that would be scary. Sounds like you work with a good crew. Working at home, I do miss that friendship. I hope the changes are good ones.
ReplyDeleteBetty
Betty,
DeleteI hope the changes are good ones too. That is one thing about working away from the house. You make lots of new friends.
Thanks for reading.
Sunni
Assaulted? Yikes. That's awful. I've never had that issue, even when I worked in retail. Although, there was that one night when a van load of men seemed to think I was a hooker...
ReplyDeleteLiz,
DeleteSeriously? That would be scary and about as bad as being assaulted on the job. Yes, I've worked lots of retail in my life, but nothing quite like the job I have now. Most of my job stories from year's past are about crazy people and I mean crazy, as in nuts.
Thanks for leaving a comment.
Sunni