Thursday

Can someone give me a rational explanation why some employees truly believe that you are only out to get them when you have to talk to them about performance issues? Does this stem from that person’s inability to take responsibility for his/her actions? Or, do they truly live by that conspiracy theorist mentality? I guess the answer to my questions really doesn’t matter, because even if I knew the answers, I would still be annoyed when one of my employees reacts this way! I cannot give details, but let me just say that my day did not start off well at work. There truly are days when I believe I should receive hazard pay – or at least an increase in my life insurance :).

I met a wonderful woman today who shared some of her personal financial struggles with me. It can be so hard to truly understand what it can mean to leave from nickel to nickel. Even when I was in that situation (when we first moved up to Sioux Falls), I never felt that way. I wonder if that had to do with my close family. Even though I literally had nothing to use to pay for groceries until I finally received my first paycheck at my new job (maybe about 6 weeks??), I was never that worried. I had some basic necessities to get us through and that was all I needed. Or, maybe my positive attitude was because I had a check that I knew was coming soon. After talking with her today, it really reminded me of how lucky I am to have a well paying job that allows me to keep my family comfortable. No, I don’t have everything I want or even need sometimes, but I never have had to get to that bottom.

Positives for today

1. 5:00 pm still came & I got to go home!