In an effort to streamline my life and stop juggling so many balls in the air, I’ve decided to close this site. It will remain up for as long as I own the domain, but I won’t be adding to it. Thanks for reading and I sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed reading, as much as I’ve enjoyed writing.
I hate people!
Posted by adminOct 19
I hate people. This is NOT a joke! I say it almost daily at work. The problem with being a smart ass is the fact that people always think you’re kidding, even or especially when you’re not.
I realize it’s counterproductive to hate people, when I rely on them for my income, but…
It’s not me, it’s them. Honestly.
The stupid questions, actions, comments and behaviors I encounter on a daily basis are enough to push anyone over the edge. And that’s where I’m currently standing. On the edge. It’s almost like I’m a bear at the zoo, trapped in a little cage, as people poke me with sticks or throw rocks at me. The little cage is my j.o.b. and the people poking me are my ‘guests’. At times, even the management and my co-workers are guilty. You never know which time will be the one that makes me snap, you just know it’s coming and you hope like hell you’re ready for the attack.
Yep, that’s how I feel about my j.o.b. Perhaps the end has come again?!?
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if it’s broke, fix it
Posted by adminOct 11
I often heard this mantra as a child~if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. While that makes sense, wouldn’t it also make sense to fix something when it is broken? I would think so. Apparently, not everyone agrees.
As everyone should know, I’m not a fan of the service industry, or being an employee in general. There are several reasons for this, but I’m definitely not employee material. I dislike not being in charge and I absolutely despise stupid rules or things that just don’t make sense.
It doesn’t matter where I’ve worked, I’ve run into this problem. I’m sure I’m not alone.
Recently I’ve really started to butt heads with management again. This has happened because of the rules that don’t make any sense AND still aren’t changed. When I question why, I’m told to my face that they should definitely be changed. And still, nothing. So then I get pissed because everyone appears to agree with me, but still does nothing to change it. So then I complain that no one follows through on what appears to be empty promises. I’ve since learned that no one has any intention of making the changes I’ve suggested, despite agreeing with me that said changes need to take place. The reason; we’ve always done things this way and we’re not changing them now.
Well, that makes perfect sense. Never mind that my suggestion would be more fair, even, and beneficial for everyone involved, not to mention it might boost morale to follow through on your promises.
Whatever. Some days I wish we didn’t have so much technology. Life would be simpler, but…what if our ancestors had thought, yeah, we don’t need any other mode of travel, we’ve always taken the train and so we will always take the train? It’s called changing with the times. You might want to try it.
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“Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them.”~Unknown
Posted by adminSep 29
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you’ll be back!
Posted by adminSep 20
One of my friends recently gave her notice at work. While I’m happy for her, I will definitely miss working with her. Of course, it’s even more emotional for me because I wish it were me.
I’m growing increasingly frustrated, however, by the fact that every time a server puts in their notice, everyone says ‘you’ll be back!’ I dealt with it when I gave my notice also and I hate that people were right. It doesn’t matter to me that it’s temporary. I NEVER wanted to go back.
How can anyone move onto something better, when the rest of the world is telling them they can’t?!? Or when everyone is telling them they’ll miss the cash, because that always comes after telling them they’ll be back. As if serving is the only way to earn cash. ARGH!!
There are definitely other ways. Many of them less painful.
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easy vs. hard
Posted by adminSep 4
As I continue to promote entrepreneurship everywhere I can, I often encounter people that defend the position that self-employment is hard. As if being an employee is simple. Especially in the service industry.
Sure, it might seem easy to punch a time clock and do what you’re told, day after day, but…
Is that any way to live? What about personal and financial reward? What about the long-term? What about the assholes we encounter on a daily basis? What about the rules that are enforced that we have no say about and often don’t make any sense? What about taking charge of our lives? What about making decisions that are in our best interest?
What about freedom? Of how we spend our time? Who we spend it with? And what we spend it doing?
In the end, wouldn’t it seem that self-employment would be the easier choice of the two?
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“One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”~Samuel Johnson
Posted by adminAug 31
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break free~step six
Posted by adminAug 16
The most important step, and often the most difficult, in breaking free of the ‘golden handcuffs’ is to TAKE ACTION! Everything affects everything, and each of these steps won’t work without the others, but nothing else matters if you don’t take action. No amount of planning, believing or surrounding yourself with successful, like-minded people will help you.
Sadly, I often hear excuses as to why people don’t take the action necessary to change their lives. In fact, I made my own for years.
It’s funny and sad that it’s so easy to think of excuses for failure rather than reasons to succeed.
Taking action can be intimidating when you don’t know where to start, but you can’t take a second step without taking a first. You can’t and won’t be able to plan for every possible scenario before you start because, sometimes things happen that no amount of planning can predict. That doesn’t mean that you don’t start, however. In fact, just the opposite. As you start to take action, things will line up or fall into place just how they were meant to.
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