Hey Phyl,
Just read your recent, most understandable rant. Never mind asking why people do what they do, as if our understanding will somehow make us feel better or be able to excuse their inconsiderate ways. Well, it won't because the real answer may just piss us off more! My hubby works with people and very often I hear him cursing up a storm somethin fierce about "all it takes is one quick phone call.....what happened to common curtosy! How in the "bleep" do they continue to run their business with discourteous attitudes? What a bunch of "bleep", how hard is it to figure out? No wonder they aren't succeeding in their business....etc., etc., etc." You're not alone Phyl.
Why just today I had my "rant and rave" fest. I was called around 10 p.m. last night to sub a yoga class the next day saying it was an emergency. Okay, I feel for the guy and his emergency so I'll do it last minute interrupting my Saturday with the hubby at home. It's only for 2 hours with driving. Just before I leave I get call from my bosses boss asking if I could sub on short notice, she's willing to pay me $5 more (she knows I'm quitting tomorrow due to insuficient pay to work on Sunday not to mention other places pay three times more) I tell her I got the call last night and I accept, graciously declining the $5.
So, off I go 30 minutes down the road only to find out another teacher is there to teach. Inhaling and exhaling peace I lower my shoulders that have attached themselves to my earlobes decreasing the contracted neck muslces. I turn around to leave and on my way home decide not to waste the travel time and pull into shopping center. Browsing happily my phone rings. It's the hubby telling me they're wondering why you haven't shown up to teach. He tells me he explained to my boss the guy I'm subbing for gave me directions and she states it's at another location and wants to know if I'll travel there and teach even though I'm late! WHAAAAAAT?! Hubby reminding me about who I truly am----sigh okay I'll go So giving up shopping I'm moving on to new location. Arriving 45 minutes late for an 11 o'clock class there's only one student. Inhaling peace, exhaling calm, she doesn't deserve my frustration suck it up and remember what you are not After teaching that one hour I check out but not before writing my own "venting" letter about "......disrespect shown to me by this very large corporation, chicken feed (didn't use that one) for pay (I can't digest it), never being able to plan weekend getaways CAUSE I'M THERE WORKING!, filling in at moments notice only to be jerked around...blah, blah, blah. Really it was a stern but polite vent.
This letter continues in my head and when I get home steaming and my hubby says "She told me when she talked with you on the phone before you left she said it was at "blah blah" location." Screwing up my face I ranted about how that is so not true and how dare she try to make it my fault. Okay, so I know I'm hard of hearing, and slow with the thinking, nobody gets to use my excuses, expecially to make themselves look better! I'm no dummy, I just act like it sometimes. I know I'm "off" but I have an excuse, what's yours? I'm sorry, I can't hear you when you talk to me in such demeaning tones.
So this yoga instructor will be signing off at the local gym and searching other venues to continue doing what I do best.
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