I just returned from a run, and as I ran down my street I noticed that everyone’s empty garbage cans were in the middle of their driveways. It’s trash day.
This is a pet peeve of mine, particularly because I live on a very busy two-lane street where people do stupid sh*t like drive a hundred miles an hour and flip their cars going around a corner, just like this braniac did Sunday night.
(He also got himself out of the car somehow and fled the scene, leaving his passenger trapped in the car, severely injured.)
So, while the trash men apparently think it’s hilarious to throw my garbage can in the middle of my driveway, Â I wonder how funny they’ll think it is when I am run over in the middle of the street because I have to stop traffic, get out of my car, and move my trash can when I get back home just so I can get my car in my driveway.
This is not just about responsibility or the little annoyances in life…this is about safety.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who would love to be employed right now and wouldn’t do stupid sh*t like that…who would be grateful for the paycheck and would treat their customers with respect. (Yes, I am a taxpayer, therefore I am their customer.)
Not to mention…if people didn’t do wreckless, irresponsible, and uncalled for crap like that, wouldn’t the world just be a happier place??
So, while you may be in a job that you’re not crazy about right now, and perhaps occasionally tempted to be rude to customers or do sloppy work…think again. Remember that a lot of people would gladly trade places with you right now!
As Laurie Ruettimann said when she was a guest on Dream Job Radio in December, not every job has to be a career or a passion. Sometimes it’s ok to just have a job that pays the bills and allows you to have other passions in your life.
And if it’s really that bad, FIND A NEW ONE AND QUIT.
Seriously.
Life’s too short.
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