Driving in to work today, I forgot my I-pass in my other car. I had to go through the pay toll lane. I went to the first person, gave my money, received no look, no acknowledgement; just a scowl on his face. He couldn't be any slower in getting the gate up, so I can go. I said, thank you, and received no return sound at all. So I think, well maybe that's just him.
I was wrong. At the next toll, I came up to the next lady, waited a few minutes. She was doing something, she looked out at me like I was bothering her day. I said thank you, and drove on.
Maybe they don’t need to say thank you. Maybe they don’t need to smile. Maybe the don’t need to work quickly. Maybe they don’t need to be grateful to me. Or... maybe the should be grateful they are working, that the machines haven’t taken over their jobs! Maybe they can be grateful that they can feed their families. Maybe they can be happy that they have an income ..or maybe not.
I’m sure there are a few people that would do that work, and show it with a smile and a thank you.
Dennis
**From the bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 240,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. October's drop in payroll employment followed declines of127,000 in August and 284,000 in September, as revised. Employment has fallen by 1.2million in the first 10 months of 2008; over half of the decrease has occurred in the past 3 months. In October, job losses continued in manufacturing, construction, and several service-providing industries. Health care and mining continued to add jobs.
I hear you with that one. I often wondered the same thing. I understand they get a load of cars coming through on a daily basis, but I'm sure not everyone bothers to say hello or thank you so I do find it weird that when you do actually acknowledge the person they completely ignore you. I be like how about a smile, hi or even a head nod back.
ReplyDeleteIf you are actally that up in arms about not being properly acknowledged by toll staff members than could it be that it is you that does not have the proper attitude??
ReplyDeleteIf I find myself unhappy over something so trivial and go futher by spending time blogging about it than there is something wrong with me.
I am greatful that I do not have that job because I would not be exactly thrilled with it.
I always smile and say thank-you to these front line folks and others like them because I want to, not because I expect something back.
I think the point was that there is many people unemployed today. No matter what our job is, each of us should be grateful that we have means to put dinner on the table.
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