Emotions Run Amok
Here is me and here is my emotions: Me and my emotions: %$(#*#*&*#*&#*$**(%&*^#*((*(*@(*$^(^$&*^*#$&*&****>>..
That is a good expression. I am so stressed out I can't hardly stand it anymore. I have in two days managed to disrupt two divisions. Not that they didn't deserve it.
Here's the big rub. I see things and feel compelled to do something about them. One woman today left the building crying because she didn't get her way. Another got pissy because her dept. was overstaffed and I asked her manager to have her cut a person. She was livid. She not only thinks the sales culture we are builidng is ludicrus, nevermind selling is what the job is all about, she thinks having the worst year in the dept history is something to tolerate. Same ole same ole. Well, not anymore.
The next case the woman was trying to explain to me how things were going to go and I told her under no circumstances would that work for me. She didn't like it and she left crying. Apparently she must get her way by crying. Iwanted to say: There's no crying in banking. It was on the tip of my tongue really. Kris, our dept. web developer repeated that beloved movie line to me at a precise moment it was called for not too long ago and I laughed pretty good. Well, it came back to me when this woman was tearing up. It was unsympathetic, crass and totallly unecessary at this particular moment and in no uncertain terms would she laughted. I held back but what a perfect moment for a classic movie line.
"There's no crying in banking" i don't think she would ahve thought it humorous. Really, i like her but honestly don't cry and storm out of the building. Please. Ever.
Anyway.. It's valentined day. I really would like to just be still the rest of the night and not emote. I am going to go take a hot bath with some good music, drink wine, read the Blind Assassin and then go to bed.
Happy St. Valentines Day.
2 Comments:
"There's no crying in banking" Really. What a wuss. Women should not cry at work-ever.
no shit. I know i can't comment to a comment on my own blog, but I can't resist. I learned the not crying in business lesson shortly after I went to work for Norm, my father, my boss... He was having a heart to heart with me about what a shit I was in some regard and I cried.
I saw his eyes glaze over and knew I would never cry again. There is no crying in business... period. It only builds disrespect.
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