Friday, July 10, 2009

Yes, I have a problem with that

I do not like getting needlessly confrontational emails especially ones that are broadcast to the entire organization. It pisses me off for an entire week. So a certain gentleman decided to get serious about our need to recycle. We have apparently not been doing this properly. Fine, send out a friendly reminder about the process for recycling. Do not threaten to "take names" - I'm like, so? Oooh... I am going to get into trouble if I throw away a box instead of flattening it and placing it in the recycling bin. What exactly are you planning to do with this list of names? Tattle? To whom? What supervisor is going to deny a promotion or lay off someone because they failed to properly recycle a box? Should I expect this as part of my regular employment review? Am I going to get a talking to? Do I care? If it is from you... well I have the finger ready. Perhaps there will be a shame list placed on the lunchroom's bulletin board? Again, big deal. I am now likely to not recycle simply to see what you will do. I dislike being threatened. It gets my hackles up and unleashes the petty 16 year old rebel inside me. And she can cause a lot of grief. Fortunately the ability to send out threatening broadcasts can be taken away......Like how I end it in a threat? Doesn't feel good, does it?

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