Yesterday, 2 co-workers, an older lady and a much younger one, had gotten into an argument about what was on the TV here in the call center.
The younger one asked permission from the supervisor to change the channel to the Lakers/Celtics game, which was, of course, the last game of the series, and the season. The older lady wasn't in the center, or at her desk, which happens to be where the TV is, when the change happened.
Once the older lady returned to her seat, she promptly changed the channel to one that SHE wanted to watch.
The younger lady then promptly corrected the older lady, in "put this little girl in her place" language. Naturally, the older lady, who has been here longer (to those of you who have been reading this journal for awhile, this is the lady that has been here for 15 years, whom I've had to re-train) didn't like being addressed as a child from this little upstart. So she sends an e-mail to the supervisor, making all kinds of accusations about the younger co-worker threatening her and all of this jazz. (There were no threats made to her. The younger co-worker said what she had to say, and that was it, but we all know how older people behave when they feel that their "space" has been invaded. The younger lady's correction was perceived as a threat).
Today, they are both in a disciplinary hearing at our main operations office. They have been gone now for almost three hours.
Why am I angry? Because even though I wasn't involved in this mess in no way, shape, or form, since I was in the vicinity of the altercation, I had to give an oral statement to the supervisor about what I heard, then turn around and give a WRITTEN statement!!!!
I HATE writing e-mails on folks! I REALLY, REALLY didn't want to do it; then my super had the audacity to come over to my desk and "get" the hard copy from me!!! I wasn't involved in this FOOOOO-LISH-NESS, so why was I dragged in the middle of it?
You know, I am only 33 years old, and I am sick and tired of grown people who act like children! Now a major disciplinary hearing is taking place, all because of a damn TV!!!! Which, I might add, is only supposed to stay tuned in to CNN! The supervisors have been nice enough lately to let us watch other channels (one supervisor team even organized "movie weekends" for us, with popcorn and everything!), and all of that can be taken away because two dolts couldn't work this out!!! This older co-worker can be my mother, for God's sake! Why won't some people GROW UP?!?
Adrian
P.S. The older one just walked in. I haven't seen the younger one yet................
2 comments:
It's always the same idiots spoil it for everyone, but saying that the younger girl did ask permission and it was given, all she had to do was to tell the other lady, to check with whome she had permission from.
hope you are well and enjoying your new home.
Take care
Yasmin
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they acted like little babies. I would have hated to have to write a statement too, especially about something so petty as a tv. Sometimes people just need to learn to get a long better.
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