Here's an understatement if I ever heard one and a job I would not want: Environmentalists have been trying to sterilize the Hippos for years, but it takes much time and EFFORT and there are few resources available.Oh, and they have retractable genitals. And I suppose the Hippos are not too keen on the idea! (The Hippos were brought to Columbia by a drug lord for a private zoo.)
My gf my gf my gf... She is the air I breathe and the blood in my veins. I'm impossibly in love. But other things are afoot. I recently received feedback at work regarding my call center style and have decided maybe I'm going about work the wrong way. I had the opinion that customers calling in should be given a play-by-play if you will, walking them through exactly what's happening on my side of the line - no uncomfortable silence or wondering because it's explained. I was corrected on that. It seems to be the general position of the company that customers don't require that much information and should be at arms length whenever there's a question as to explanations. I can do that, but now that I'm writing this it occurs to me that I don't like it. I like my style. I do it that way not for lack of knowing better or because I'm uninformed, but because I want to extend the greatest level of courtesy to the person who has taken the time to call in; even those who are all pissed off because something may have gone wrong. I must mention it to my two bosses. It's just unnecessary to keep people in the dark even though the supervisors above me are suggesting that it's the way things are done. I don't really care if I make waves because I've actually gotten lots of praise and heaps of positive feedback about my tone and manner on the phones, the only thing being that I offer too much information. Well, I'm doing that for a reason... My heart is in this too, and it's not just a job it's also part of my life.
Well done to you Soul. I totally agree with your way. Be careful though, some may say my way or gangway. That is a Naval expression taught to me by my hubby.
Can always make your own matey - t'aint that hard to do. All you need are the ingredients a pot to cook them in, a saucepan or jug to make the gravy in and an oven in which to cook it all.
I have to work at 06:00. And that's fine... I woke around 01:30 - I slept 6 hours or something, which is normal and I'll go jogging, get more coffee, and be ready with time to spare. Same thing tomorrow.
You know... I never talk about it, but I took a literal shit ton of acid. & I'm emotional now. It makes you different, and we talk about an awakening, the moment of truth, enlightenment, and all these other things. That's not what I feel like expressing about it. I feel altered. It's changed me in such a permanent way, and as much as I want I can pretend that I'm "happy" or just that I'm "fine"... I will not EVER be the same. & it made me wonder about sooooo many things that I literally never needed to worry about for even a moment. **** All that, and I don't know why... I guess just to have done acid. I just wanted to share that... Because as much as we glorify it and make it central to our themes and stories, I think it's important to occasionally reverse course directly and approach reality with a fresh perspective that doesn't involve drugs.
Thank you for sharing that Soul. As I have never taken any hard drugs, I have no idea. Oh, they were offered to me. I tried speed and hated the effect! I guess peer pressure must tempt so many?????
I did alottttttt of drugs. I had an insatiable appetite for the stuff, and I'm just over it now. It's done with me; not the other way I suppose...
You should use your experiences to help and support others. AT LEAST that way you can use the whole experience. For something good,
Thanks. I guess I just wanted to get it off my chest. SO much of what I say is influenced by those experiences that it just feels like it's all been building up and I had to say something. I feel better now.