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Singing on the Job!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Don’t you just love it when you see someone that really loves their job? I was at the airport for a morning flight and in my haste to get there early to offset any security line backup, I had plenty of time to spare!
So instead of waiting, I decided to get some breakfast and I was drawn to a Popeye’s Chicken restaurant where a huge line had formed (you would think I would want to go where there was no line).
One of the servers behind the hot line was practically singing to the next person in line, “Good mornin’ darlin’, what wonderful thing can I get for you today? Honey, you have a fabulous day, and how about some grits with that order.”
She was a total bundle of morning excitement spreading energy and warmth to everyone who could hear the sound of her voice. After I went through the line, I sat and ate my breakfast as I watched her perform to the crowd. Several people whom I presume are frequent fliers knew her by name, and even came up to wish her a happy birthday!
On the flip side of my flight, I stood in the rental car line where they had messed up my reservation. When I finally got up to the counter, the lady standing behind had a serious attitude, sort of passive/aggressive…you know, when the bottom half of the face is smiling and the top half has the eyes of a murderer. I asked her why I couldn’t get what I had ordered, and she flew off the handle and said that it was out of her control to get me a car with one of those navigation systems. She then looked at me with a scowl and said that she was past due getting off work, and I would have to wait for the next person coming on duty to help me. The slightest question I asked her seemed to raise her blood pressure as she looked like she was a pressure cooker about to blow.
I couldn’t help but think of the difference between the Popeye’s server I had encountered this morning and the frowning, scowling rental car lady. You know, I think that if you hate your job so much, you should try to exit gracefully and begin looking for another job.
Do you love or hate your job? Do you skip to work every day or dread waking up because the office beckons?
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By Joyce Andrews
November 13, 2006 3:38 PM | Link to this
I am a Personal Travel Planner and I LOVE MY JOB. There is nothing more exciting than finding the Family Vacation, Honeymoon or just a short get-a-way for my customers and winning confidence and referrals for life.
Joyce Andrews Principal Travel Company www.avctravel.com/joyceandrews 770-988-8100
By viralmarketing
November 14, 2006 3:44 PM | Link to this
Wow Joyce, I’m glad you love your job. You also seem to be a fan of hijacking blogs to self-promote. I’m sure there are some advertising people who love their job, too. Why don’t you give them some business? Sorry to sound harsh, but your post seems a little phony and self-serving. Posting anonymously would have made it sound more sincere.