An exercise

I'm still dealing some things that are promising to be less than smoothe, aquiring something of mine back that for all intents and purposes falls into the region of theft now is one of them.

But more pressingly, much of the drama of late comes from where I work. The cutting of hours amongst other people means not enough people to do what needs to get done. The influx of new workers means a lot of mistakes are made and half the people take more time to do the same jobs as the former workers.

There is one however that needs to learn a few things about how to talk to people who are the ones who make the kitchen work.

He is condicending and arrogant in his attempts to run the kitchen, and whiney and underhanded when talking to the management.

Unfortunately the regular floor manager with whom I work is not going to be there for the next few day. Sadly his mother passed away and he is taking time to attend to those affairs. And guess what wonderful person will be filling in for him.

So I will be exercising an option that to the best of my knowledge I've not done maybe more than once or twice in these several years. I will be saying no.

The regular floor manager does right by me, and he respects his workers, and does well.

If he is short a person on the line he has but to ask and I will serve students and have fun doing it and entertaining the students in the process. If the short staffed pasta bar needs sombody to cover for it while the person there takes a break (after six hours of work without a break) then for him I will gladly do it. He needs but ask and I will spend an hour scrubbing skillets in the prepare to order section when the office has failed to schedual a proper worker and the pans need cleaning or the entire area will have to be shut down, I will cover that as well as my usual duties.

But this new guy, the disrespect he has shown and the choices he has made. I have my job to do and I will stick to that. Ask all you want for more from me, the answer is no. I do them as a courtesy and aid to a compatriot. It is your job to see that they are done, and I am not yours to command.

No malice intended, no feelings either way. Simply a system much like my policy on loaning money to others. You get a chance (within a set limit), if you do not return it or otherwise prove you do not take it as a serious responsability to do right, then I will likely never loan you money again.

Many of the other employees are not even going that far with this individual. I've just got to wonder what is wrong with the world when people have to do things in this way to protect themselves.

What ever happened to honourable conduct, respect for others (and their differant ways of life), and hospitality (as our anscestors defined it as a sort of common code which all people should hold themselves).

This is turning into a bit of a harumph, and really I don't feel that way about it, accept maybe the fact that I have to change my way of being to be more resistant and closed. Not my style.

take care of yourselves.
Roving Jack