Over the weekend, while at work, I was approached by a guest. She walked up to my desk, looked me right in the eye, and said, I just want to let you know: the young ladies you work with are MUCH prettier than you. I dont know why you dont let them handle things. Never one to miss a beat, I replied, What we have here is a sort of Charlies Angels-type arrangement. I give them their mission, and the pretty ones, as you say, carry out my instructions. With that, she retired to the Ladies Room, and my cohorts and I were left to wonder at what just happened. When the woman emerged from the Ladies toilet, she returned to my desk and added: I really think youre scaring customers away. You really should consider going home and leaving things in the hands of your assistants. By this time, a manager had joined us at the desk, simply to check in, but she caught the last comments made by this bolshy woman. She immediately swooped in to defend my honor, and assured the woman that the establishment was lucky to have me. After the woman returned to her happy hour companions, I filled the manager in on the first half of the exchange, for which she was not present. I stewed over this womans comments for most of the night. For some reason, she struck my internal gong, and I just couldnt shake it off, as I normally would. Now, I, myself, have been known to be brutally honest with people, and it isnt always well received. But, the people who know me know that I would never utter a lie merely to spare a fragile ego. I feel that peoples egos are best strengthened by total honesty. Likewise, my friends know that my bluntness comes from a place of love, and it is a courtesy I expect in return. What really burned me about the above situation, was that this woman had the complete lack of taste and tact to approach a perfect stranger to tell that person how hideously unattractive she found him to be. Where have manners gone? Despite my own reputation as a distributor of tough-love, I would NEVER approach a person whom Id never met to utter an offense in their direction. Please dont misread my thoughts. I am NOT seeking to have my own ego stroked. I have a strong sense of self-awareness. i know full-well what my assets are and are not. The conversation I am hoping to spark is courtesy. Am I alone in observing its decline? Has common courtesy become so UNcommon? I thank you for reading this, and welcome any and all thoughts. Have a beautiful day, my friends!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:28:37 +0000
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