things you should work on

First, do you listen to people when they speak? When you do, do you listen to respond or do you listen to understand? Isn't that an interesting way to put it? For the most part, I think I listen to understand. I could do better though. I'm going to work on that.

Second, is there anything that's beneath you? Is there something you wouldn't do because you feel you shouldn't have to or because you feel it's demeaning? Do you treat everyone with respect? I try to be nice to everyone. Even though I don't like people. I always say hi to the cleaning lady in our building, the old fella that brings our mail, and all the maintenance people. They work hard. And I'm always nice to restaurant servers. They work really hard. I'd like to think that even if I had a high paying, executive position somewhere, that I would still be nice to everyone. 

So, you know I brought that up for a reason, right? :-)

In my office, there's a water cooler. It has a hot water and a cold water spigot. It's awesome!
There are five men and 1 woman in our office, top executives. Plus myself and the other Admin.
How often would you think that I've had to replace the 40 pound water bottle on the cooler? Go ahead, take a wild guess. 98% of the time. No, I'm serious! I've actually watched a couple of those men walk into our break-room to put water in their glass, see that the jug is empty, and turn around and walk out. Oh no, I am not kidding. Sometimes I don't change it, just to see who will. We went all day once, before some 2nd level management guy came in and changed it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. 1/2 of them don't even acknowledge me as they walk by. I would bet money that our top guy, after 2 years, doesn't know my last name. I don't know if it's because he's an elitist and acknowledging a peon is beneath him, or if it's because I don't have a penis. Frankly, if you can't change the empty water bottle, I think it's because YOU don't have a penis!!!!