I work in a deli. Certainly not my first pick of the crop, understandably. Still after two months I finally know what I'm doing there, so it's isn't as horribly torturous as it first promised to be. There is one problem though. The entire service deli crew/staff/whatever-you-call-them is made up of women. Yikes. You can see how this might pose a problem?
D-R-A-M-A
G-O-S-S-I-P
B-A-C-K B-I-T-I-N-G
M-I-S-U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G-S
And then some.
Some days, it just isn't pretty. I try and avoid the main conflict. Thus far I've succeeded. I don't care about gossip, I don't let things 'ruffle my feathers,' and I always doublecheck things to make sure I don't misunderstand. I just hope that lasts.
Today, the employee who has worked in the deli longer than anyone else (11 years!) threatened to quit because she and the assistant manager had a small spat over labels. I doubt it was just labels. It seems to go waaaay back--this was just an excuse to finally vent their frustrations on each other.
I thought I was through with drama when I graduated. It seems, however, some people never really leave high school behind them. Ah well. I don't really mind; if anything I find it humorous (in a sadistic sense, probably). I'll just take this situation, learn from it, and try to avoid one of my own conflicts in the future.
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Have you ever heard the song "high school never ends?" Yeah, I nearly cried when I first did.
ReplyDeleteI assure you some people do grow up, and the rest are entertainment.
I did indeed hear that song. I was torn between sardonic laughter and tears. It's sad, but true.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, you are right. Balance thankfully exists; for all the drama there will be comedy.
Wow, I was gonna mention the "High School Never Ends" song too! Oops.
ReplyDeleteWell, yep. Drama never completely goes away and it's up to the more sensible people to bring some....comic relief(?) to the world!