Light hearted moods – there’s a topic that seems to be on my rant list lately. To quote from my horoscope today (I don’t put much faith in horoscopes but amazingly, this one seems fitting lol)
You won’t stand for anyone who wants to play games or gives you anything less than 100 percent. It’s all about depth, intensity and focus for you now — and that goes for even the most casual encounters. Anyone who knows you will understand you’re not in a lighthearted mood as soon as they set eyes on you, but don’t go all agro on complete strangers. They won’t be prepared for your wrath; at the very least give them warning before you let loose.
Recently I’ve been of the mind to tie into people for being immature rather than tolerating them. I “play nice”, as my cousin would say, simply because I have to. Truth be told I would rather put nice aside and let the animal out of its cage. I have a few specific people in mind in this matter. Unfortunately, there are one, or two, I work with and keeping the peace is beneficial in the work environment. However….. they’re pushing my limits of “nice.”
The scenerio –
Picture the office environment. Desks, walls, printers, fax machines, people bustling off to meetings or conference calls. You stop for a moment to converse with a co-worker and…. it happens! Another co-worker walks up and….completely ruins your day. How do they ruin it? By acting immature.
Now, picture kindergarten. You’re playing at recess with one of those rubber bouncy balls. Enjoying yourself. Then…. a fellow student comes up, grabs the ball, and goes, “Ha, ha, I have it and you can’t get it!!” At that time you would chase after them, tackle them, and retrieve your bouncy ball.
Now…. take your kindergarten bouncy ball escapade and place it in the office environment and….. you have my most recent irritation.
I am very much a person who values intelligience, common sense, and maturity – especially in the work place. Granted there is time to joke around and goof off. Just don’t try to convince a “boss” of that item. Most people have a proper understanding of when those times are, and when they are not. Inevitably there is always one person who does not have this grown up common sense.
When they “pretend” to steal items off your desk, or “pretend” to grab them out of your hands, or “pretend” to do anything…. I do one of two things –
1. Ignore them, and pretend to be busy so I don’t strangle them.
2. Smile, say nothing, and imagine their armpits infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.
Once I can laugh at, twice I can play along with, anything more than that and my temper/irritation flares. I would say this bothers me mostly ‘at work,’ but, no. It also bothers me at home, at the store, in the vehicle, walking down the street, …. pretty much EVERYWHERE!
I stopped playing childish games when I became old enough to think. I do enoy joking around, and playing around. I enjoy having fun but, it all has to be within reason and at an appropriate time. As a stress reliever it is fantastic! When I’m trying to work, or trying to talk to someone, or off to a meeting, or getting out of a meeting, or need to relay or retrieve information from someone – no, find someone else to annoy!
It seems to have happened a lot recently. Someone has annoyed me, repeatedly, by acting, in my estimation, childish. I have walked away, ignored, and said nothing but…. I am running thin on patience. If it wasn’t for my cousin, I would have lost it long ago. It puts her in an awkward position though and that bothers me.
So, I avoid people. I love my job and I love my desk but… even I need a break. It has become a dilemma for sure. Tomorrow I will watch myself again. Think good thoughts, remember we judge others by who we are, not by who they are, and I will hold my tongue when I don’t think I have the ability in my.
It WILL be a GREAT day, and that is that!!
Goodnight my friends!
And remember, joking around is a priviledge – don’t abuse it by being immature!
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