Maybe.
But I almost feel the frustration.
Gripe? After work I had to listen to some out-of-towner with his durpy dog, and his r…iduclous attempts to “bond” with a fellow barstool holder.
Ridiculous.
Antigripe? I can get away with gossipping with my gals within earshot of Area Managers.
Examples?
“Oh, don’t worry about it. Jeanette will get it.”
“I’m now moving at speeds approaching ‘Jerry’”
And so many more.
Over the two-way, “Hey, Jerry, your last cart goes out to spot five (or whatever). Thanks!”
But, to continue with anti-gripe, I’ve learned that telling people in a helpful manner what they should do is good.
Over the two-way radio is good. “Hey, we have Echo 19 and I see Jeanette not doing that. CX67, position please, and I’ll take care of it.”
But, also anti-gripe, me and my gals are mercilesss about gossip. Funny enough, it’s mostly the gals who actually do stuff, in addition to me, so we get along fine. Have been for years.
/* Edit: some context. At work early, as everyone should be, and buzz is “Jerry’s name tag is not on the board!” Indiscriminate chatter among me and two coworkers, “Did he get fired?” And one of my gals asked a supervisor who said, apparently, “No, he’s not here!”
Trust me, we were like “Did he get fired?” “Did he die?” “Did he kill himself?”
Grim stuff, but we were giving each other high fives and super happy.
No. He showed up.
I had some choice words for Sharena for getting my hopes up.
We are not good people!
