Thankless Jobs
About ten feet from me, there's a dude on a ladder wearing Dickies and a short-sleeved shirt with a patch on it. Dude's name is Gary, and he has a beard like Santa Claus. He's doing something to the wires in the ceiling.
A woman wearing mom jeans is standing right near my desk looking at Gary angrily. I think she's a paralegal, and I think she's upset about the temperature of her office. Gary is patiently trying to explain how the thermostat works.
She is not listening. Gary says her computer adds to the heat in her office. She doesn't care. Gary sighs.
I feel for Gary. She just looked at me to get support, but I looked away before we made eye contact and am now pretending to be oblivious to their issue.
People only call Gary when there's a problem. Nobody is ever happy when they need Gary for something. At least I have a day devoted to thanking me.
A woman wearing mom jeans is standing right near my desk looking at Gary angrily. I think she's a paralegal, and I think she's upset about the temperature of her office. Gary is patiently trying to explain how the thermostat works.
She is not listening. Gary says her computer adds to the heat in her office. She doesn't care. Gary sighs.
I feel for Gary. She just looked at me to get support, but I looked away before we made eye contact and am now pretending to be oblivious to their issue.
People only call Gary when there's a problem. Nobody is ever happy when they need Gary for something. At least I have a day devoted to thanking me.
Labels: Overthinking, People watching, Work
posted by Green at 7/22/2008 09:20:00 AM
6 Comments:
i feel like that sometimes for the courtesy clerks at the supermarket on days like today (it's almost 100 degrees . . .*gasp*). it's hot, they have to go in and out all shift long and usually i see people treating them like second class citizens.
I think that just being nice to them goes a long way.
I am stuck at Dickies... and cannot comment past that. Interesting choice of brand name. (yes, this is totally a foreigner thing to say.)
If I were Gary, I'd make her sweat it out (pun intended....)
I would take EXTRA long for folks that are NOT nice to me.
:)
Gary can revel in the fact that he controls THEIR comfort level.
I love that you actually had a link to a reference photo of mom jeans!
Agreeing with deodand...I followed the mom jean link, then got all caught up with Stacy's denim tips on Oprah.com. Hee, hee!
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