September 17, 2021 Putting on My Traveling Shoes Getting bad service anywhere sucks, right? Having an inattentive server in a restaurant, or a rude ticket agent at the airport, or a grumpy cashier at the grocery store all can diminish the quality of your experience. What is possibly worse than being on the receiving end of bad service? How about NO SERVICE AT ALL? You don’t even have the chance to experience a negative interaction because NO ONE EVER GOT BACK TO YOU! This inexplicable phenomenon happened to a work associate of mine recently, and it boggles the mind. He wanted to identify a local marketing firm to…
August 13, 2021 I’m Not Trying to Complain Good Excuse to Complain Who doesn’t love to complain? Admit it, when you are upset about some issue or perceived slight or unmet expectations, doesn’t it feel good to just let loose on the representative of said irritation? I’ll cop to my share of venting inappropriately. With my advancing age comes greater experience and breadth of view. It occurred to me recently that HOW you complain can be the difference between getting a happy resolution or simply raising your own blood pressure. While I hate to continue to quote tired old saws, “you catch more bees with honey than with…
December 7, 2018 Bumper Car Are You Getting Taken for a Ride, or Are You in the Driver’s Seat? Everyone likes to be in charge of their own day, right? It’s nice to have certain parameters and expectations of what we’re meant to do each day, certainly; but having ultimate control over what you do can really make the difference between a great day and a day full of SMH. I love my job, and almost everything about it. I have a list of items I need to accomplish each day, while allowing for “new business,” things that crop up unexpectedly and must be dealt…
