Just because I'm not "chatty kathy" or speaking to every single person that walks by my office (heaven forbid I'm working) doesn't mean I'm not approachable. Also, just because you prefer to chit chat w/ my work neighbor & would rather ask her questions about orders that I have placed, is not my problem - that doesn't mean I'm not doing my job nor does that mean she's any better at her job.
Because I'm very systematic & keep to myself, people feel the need to "complain" because they do not get the same response or whatever as they do whenever they ask my neighbor. First off, my neighbor & I do NOT do the same things as each other everyday! We each have our own little niche & we function as a team. Yes, my neighbor is very personable & will chit chat with you, where as I do not really do that. I'm sorry, but I don't care about what's going on in your personal life (especially if I do not really know you) & when I'm busy at WORK, I don't particularly like to stop & waste time that I do not have. I'm here to work & do a job, not hear the latest gossip going around this sad little town. Second, did it ever occur to these people that my neighbor puts off her work to answer/help them with a question that should be directed to the buyer who actually placed the order (9 times out of 10 that would be me) because EVERYTHING is urgent...um no. My neighbor can't say 'no' & I am like that in a lot of ways too, however, because I'm systematic, requests fall into the queue. Just because you do not get the same attention from me as you do from my neighbor doesn't mean I'm not doing my job. You are disrupting my neighbors' time to begin with & basically going through "the back door" to get what you want. If you're going to be shady like that, don't pass it off that I'm not doing my job. You are not ALWAYS going to be put on the top of my list of things "to-do" just because you feel like you deserve to be. My job & time is just as important as yours...get over it.
Third, just because I do not "speak" to you on the phone doesn't mean that I am ignoring you...especially if you have already received communication from me via email. I've been here over a year - you would think by now, people would have figured out I'm more of an electronic person...but just because that doesn't fit into everyone elses mold, I'm not doing my job. Oh & whenever I need to assistance from these people, do they jump? Um, no. But do I go whining to their boss or bug the hell out of them until they take care of me? No. Yes, I know there are exceptions to the rule, but for the most part this is the daily occurrence that I get to deal with.
Lastly, maybe the report that I look at constantly, everyday, doesn't need to be done "faster" or implying I'm not able to carry the load...maybe, just maybe, open your big head & try to understand there are other factors which play a role in my everyday work flow! Maybe if I didn't have to wait on other departments to do their job correctly and then have to "double check" their work again or if I was the only customer my vendors had & they would drop everything they were doing just to accommodate me, then just maybe I would have quotes back in a millisecond & prints would be correct & everything would just run smoothly...just saying. Why do people have be such big babies & always try to point fingers, never taking any responsibility & attempt to throw you under the bus?
And it's a mystery as to why I dislike people & am agitated with my job & question if this is really what I'm suppose to be doing in life...am I supposed to just be content with things as they are & not ever be truly happy or experience "never working a day in your life?
*Unicorns & glitter*
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