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12.30.2006
12.25.2006
A man on TV just a minute ago expressed frustration that UPS management did not ask its drivers to work on Christmas and Christmas Eve so that others might have a brighter Christmas. Several retail stores are urging their customers to get up early tomorrow to get an early start on the post-Christmas shopping. Friday afternoon it took me nearly an hour to make what would otherwise be a fifteen minute drive, all because of the crush of shoppers making their way across icy streets to the stores to buy more gifts. Walking across the parking lot at work last week I heard a man yelling obscenities out his car window at another driver that had pulled in front of him in line. Even in the midst of Wednesday's blizzard, while most of the employees were wondering how they were going to get home, people still continued to show up and shop. | 12.07.2006
The right way.... Does this camera take videos as well as pictures? The wrong way.... So these cameras just take still pictures.... You see... one is a statement -- not a question. And I while realize that many of you have a difficult time asking a question, as it might seem as if you don't actually know everything... you really should just... GET OVER YOURSELF! Being able to communicate effectively is an important skill. In fact, I can say with utter confidence, having worked with the general public for quite a while, that being able to communicate what you want and need will make your life better. As important as communication is to a leading a productive and fruitful life we still leave the majority of training for this skill in the hands of children's parents, many of whom never learned to communicate as well. In my job as a retail salesmen I have met people who made the act of interaction so painful that I just simply walked away. I have also met people that were so adept at human interaction that I knew exactly what they wanted, I was pleased to help them and I knew that in the course of our interaction that what I said would be understood and responded to accordingly. ...and while I'm on the subject: Let's talk about EXPECTATIONS. If I walk into a ice cream place and demand that they make me a sirloin steak, medium rare, with a side a fries, I will be disappointed, for they will be unable to meet my needs. However, if I walk into a steakhouse with the same needs I will be pleased. There is no need for me to get mad when the ice cream place cannot produce a sit-down steak dinner. Its not them... its me. I've known people (thankfully none of my own friends) who lead tortured lives because they are constantly disappointed when they cannot get what they want when they want it. Align your expectations with reality and know how to communicate with others -- you'll be better off, trust me. | |
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