Knocking the Table???!!! Really!!!

Dear my wonderful kids,

Now, I am going to talk about attitude and I know that I have talked about it for 20 times or even more. I decide to write it because I just had something terrible happened here, at my work place.

I was doing my work in front of computer when suddenly the Executive Chef came and asked me " how many extra off do I get from my Manager on Duty schedule last month when I had to work on public holiday?" I answered him and said that I need to check it on my data first.

When I checked it, I could not find his finger record on the day he meant. So I explained nicely that as Manager on Duty who works on weekend or holidays, they have to have their finger print recorded on those days.

He asked "Do I need to do it?" with a very ARROGANT intonation. I said yes. and he replied me "I don't have to do that!!!" he shouted. I look at him and said " I am sorry, I am just doing my job, if your finger print is not recorded on that day, then I cannot do anything. I have always tell all the Manager on Duty has to do the finger print. So, I am just doing my job.

You know what he did?
He shouted and hit my work table so hard until people outside of my office could hear it.

You know what I did???
 I replied back at him and said " excuse me, you are an executive chef and you are in managerial level, you are not supposed to do that!!! If you want people to RESPECT you, then you have to respect me!!!  I am sorry I am just doing my job and if you don't like this, then tell GM!!! You have no finger print record and it means you are not gonna get your extra day off!!!"

He continued talking with an angry intonation and kept saying that it is not necessary to have finger print on weekend of public holiday.

I ignored him because I did not want to have any conflict with this person. He left me in my office, but I don't know why, suddenly I felt so angry and full of emotion. while he walked in front of my office, I hit the table with my hand really hard and he saw me doing that through my window. and I cried for few minutes because I do not know what else to do and where else to talk about my feelings.

But even-though I cried, I did it! Knocking the table and I feel HAPPY I did it especially, he got a chance to see me doing that.

I am sorry, I do not mean to teach you this attitude, but sometimes, we need to let our feeling of emotional go by doing something we do not expect.

I know it was a bad thing, but I feel released and satisfied that I did it.

I am telling you this story so you can learn from my experience today.

One day, when you do something wrong, please do not insist that you are right when it is wrong. You do not have to take everything personally. Some people are just doing their job. You cannot hate people because they are doing their job according to the rules and the regulation. You cannot get angry just because you think you are right when you are not. Please learn from the things I have experienced.

Everyday, I am learning to be a better person, and experience, I will share to you about it no matter how hard it is. I share everything here and hope that you will never have to experience what I have been through.


Love,
Mom