Do you remember when you were younger and the pastor would say something like, "When the people on your job are [this]...[that]....." and people would shout a really loud "AMEN!" Well I never really understood the extra loud "AMEN!"...... UNTIL I started working... and now I find myself shouting a loud "amen."
I can remember my first job ever, when I worked at a movie theater. I was about 17. I was a typical 17 year old, high school student. I didn't really know how to handle situations, and I had a mouth that would cause me to go off on the pope, president, priest, or whomever I disagreed with. One day a coworker and I had a disagreement. Instead of talking it out, she ran to the boss and told a story that was so out of left field, I started to question myself like, "Wait, is that REALLY what happened?!" The boss came to me, saying that maybe I should take the rest of the day to "cool off." Cool off, you say? I did the opposite and heated up! I was so upset that my boss automatically believed my co-worker that I lost all self control, snapped on my boss, took off my work shirt, threw it at her, and told her that she can have that little job because I QUIT! Then I stormed out, only to have to call my mom and sit on the stoop and wait for my ride because I didn't have a car.(Some exit, right?!) The minute I did that, I was like what the fudge have I done! Now how am I going to get that Letterman jacket?! Dang, I let Bad Body Betty cause me to lose me job. Correction, well, my temper caused it, but you are catching, catch, or caught my drift!
I don't care where you work, who you are, or what you do. there will ALWAYS be at least one person on the job who annoys you, makes you want to snap, or causes you to bow your head in the middle of the office and say a quick prayer. That's not just at work, but life in general. So, you have to find a way to cope with it. Now, the older I become, the more I'm beginning to realize that I cannot "go off" or "snap" on everybody who makes me mad. I mean, I could do that, but I'd be one broke, jobless, young lady! Yeah I could snap and get some personal satisfaction, but then what?! Exactly! I'll be standing there looking crazy thinking one thing, "[explicative]! What am I going to do now?! I have bills!"
All I have to say is this, don't you let anybody interfere with your money. No, no, no! Don't you let Bad Body Betty or Bad Breath Bo cause you to lose your job! You go outside, take you a walk, or call KathyAnne, Bobby Ray, Keisha, or whoever and tell them all of the stuff you want to tell that person at that job who is working your last nerve! Then you walk back in that office like nothing is bothering you. My mother told me to "kill 'em with kindness". Hmm, well that's something I'm still learning, SLOOOOWWWWLLLLYYYYYY but surely. At the end of the day, EVERY situation we face is meant to teach us a lesson. Whether or not we learn that lesson is entirely up to us, and until we learn that lesson, we will constantly be faced with it. That person on the job who works every nerve in your body could be there to teach you self-restraint, patience, or whatever it is that you need to work on. Different people have different things they need to work on and situations are catered to as such. So, when you find yourself upset, think about it. Is that person really worth you NOT getting that virgin weave, J's, designer bag, car note money, rent, etc. Psssh, heck no! You better bless him/her with a prayer and keep it moving!
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