Untitled Rambling
I had lunch with one of the new warehouse boys one day last week. It turns out there won't be a repeat performance. Here's the story.
So I'm heading out of the office and out to my usual sitting area....... when I spy an intruder in my spot! Naturally my first instinct was to avoid him, and go and sit with Peanut (my usual dining partner). Unfortunately, he was talking with his girlfriend, and I didn't want to interrupt... so I was left with no choice. I was going to sit with the random guy.
Within the first 60 seconds of conversation, I had made my judgement. He was a wanker. After trying to be all suave and offering me a cigarette, he then went on to carry on about his favourite zippo lighter (who cares..?). Thinking this guy was a bit of a tosser, I asked him if he was new. That was his cue to launch into a speech about how he quit his last job the day before, by just not rocking up anymore.
Needless to say, I was less than impressed. After several minutes of awkward conversation, He abruptly excused himself and 'went back to work'. I think he heard me thinking bad things about him. Anyway, I spent the rest of that day feeling like a bit of a bitch for being so quick to judge him. I mean, I've quit lots of jobs before. None quite like that, but I'm no perfect employee. All the same, the fact that he would make me aware of his lack of ability to handle responsibility, and his extreme stupidity is what caused me to make that judgement in the first place! My ears and eyes don't lie, kids!
Anyway, after walking around feeling like a bitch all day, I found out the next morning that he got fired for drinking a 6pack in the carpark before work!
So the moral of the story is this: Before you judge yourself for judging someone else, remember................ your first instinct is usually correct. Don't waste time feeling bad for being right!
So I'm heading out of the office and out to my usual sitting area....... when I spy an intruder in my spot! Naturally my first instinct was to avoid him, and go and sit with Peanut (my usual dining partner). Unfortunately, he was talking with his girlfriend, and I didn't want to interrupt... so I was left with no choice. I was going to sit with the random guy.
Within the first 60 seconds of conversation, I had made my judgement. He was a wanker. After trying to be all suave and offering me a cigarette, he then went on to carry on about his favourite zippo lighter (who cares..?). Thinking this guy was a bit of a tosser, I asked him if he was new. That was his cue to launch into a speech about how he quit his last job the day before, by just not rocking up anymore.
Needless to say, I was less than impressed. After several minutes of awkward conversation, He abruptly excused himself and 'went back to work'. I think he heard me thinking bad things about him. Anyway, I spent the rest of that day feeling like a bit of a bitch for being so quick to judge him. I mean, I've quit lots of jobs before. None quite like that, but I'm no perfect employee. All the same, the fact that he would make me aware of his lack of ability to handle responsibility, and his extreme stupidity is what caused me to make that judgement in the first place! My ears and eyes don't lie, kids!
Anyway, after walking around feeling like a bitch all day, I found out the next morning that he got fired for drinking a 6pack in the carpark before work!
So the moral of the story is this: Before you judge yourself for judging someone else, remember................ your first instinct is usually correct. Don't waste time feeling bad for being right!