tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post2304092326192741539..comments2023-12-13T08:45:02.282-06:00Comments on On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: The Miserable JobAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-79248874543404645582007-08-17T09:34:00.000-05:002007-08-17T09:34:00.000-05:00Nneka,I appreciate you dropping by my blog and pos...Nneka,<BR/>I appreciate you dropping by my blog and posting this comment...a very valid point. I think a lot of people are starting to question whether their "busy-ness" really accomplishes anything. When I was growing up, their was a hand-stitched sampler in our kitchen that said: "The busier I go, the behinder I get."<BR/>As for me being a columnist, don't let the title fool you...I'm just a regular person who still burns the toast and can't figure out how to operate the cruise control on my car.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-32089358801651818022007-08-17T08:42:00.000-05:002007-08-17T08:42:00.000-05:00I found your blog from the outstanding women blogg...I found your blog from the outstanding women bloggers list. I can't believe that I'm talking to an actual columnist. I'll stop gushing now.<BR/><BR/>"When did being kind and open and caring about one another become so hard?"<BR/><BR/>It was probably rhetorical, but we seem to be addicted to busy-ness. With all our communication avenues, we've lost connectivity. I don't know that we ever realized how important community was until we started living in stylos and taking it for granted.<BR/><BR/>In Spirit,<BR/>NnekaNnekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340325864912536742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-38378278643793628732007-08-14T18:48:00.000-05:002007-08-14T18:48:00.000-05:00All really valid points, and so simple...yet so di...All really valid points, and so simple...yet so difficult, it seems. When did being kind and open and caring about one another become so hard?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-42802885948590894772007-08-14T18:25:00.000-05:002007-08-14T18:25:00.000-05:00People want to be noticed, especially if they do g...People want to be noticed, especially if they do good things. Not enough people take the time to thank others, especially customer service personnel. Over time, these employees can burn out and become very discouraged - unless they have a manager who cares about them.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for highlighting this issue, Anita! Let's all make it a habit to thank someone else for something positive (especially our kids).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-48025193022032755142007-08-14T05:14:00.000-05:002007-08-14T05:14:00.000-05:00Regarding having a manager who knows you and cares...Regarding having a manager who knows you and cares about you. . .picture this scene. When I hobbled into a senior staff meeting after being away two weeks for back surgery, I noticed another vice president ambling into the meeting slowly, too, since she had been away three weeks for surgery and recuperation. When the CEO entered the conference room, he gave us no welcome back, didn't even acknowledge that we had been gone. His opening comment: "Our first item on the agenda is. . . ." You can imagine that my dedication to him as my leader was never the same after that stark demonstration of apathy.Bill Lampton, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08103197346245417716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-52506374926500947522007-08-13T21:34:00.000-05:002007-08-13T21:34:00.000-05:00One addendum, Anita. Kids enter school with curio...One addendum, Anita. Kids enter school with curiosity and many of them come out bored and defeated.<BR/><BR/>When we build classroom communities and voices are heard, things also change at school! It is caring communities that can make a difference for kids before they even go to work!Robyn McMaster, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893633050214440599noreply@blogger.com