PEOPLE.
They just irk me. A trend on my happiness list that made me unhappy was people. As a sales associate at Sears I find myself encountering people all the time. I don't mind it but then I do. I will perfectly organize my department and next thing you know everything is on the floor and just like my life... a mess. It's normal when you work in retail people just make a mess. But there are times when you find yourself fixing something and people will come and mess it up in front of your face. Like OK at least have the audacity to wait until I turn around or walk away. Sometimes I'll be putting stuff away and people will come and take things from my rack. That just bothers me so much. Please wait until I put everything away or ask If you need something. Or in the fitting rooms too, one time I found a mannequin in the fitting room. DID THEY TRY ON THE MANNEQUIN or nah. Seriously people just bother me.
Don't get me wrong I don't dislike ALL people just MOST.
I do think I am a people person even though I act like I'm not. Since my job was only seasonal at first, when the season was over a lot of my coworkers where "let go". That just made me feel sad because I had grown to like them and now I wouldn't see them everyday since they're soon going away to college also.It's easy for me to talk to new people and get a long with everybody. I'm not shy and I'm not scared to approach people. However, for me to actually like you and associate myself with you it is very rare. There are people that I just instantly don't like. Just my looking at them once I just hate you instantaneously. There is no reason. They didn't do anything to me but I just dislike them right then and there. There are other people that I just get along with the minute I meet them. I can't explain why that is but it happens.
Another thing I've noticed is that I hold grudges. It is a really bad habit but I find myself not able to forgive. Sometimes my mom makes me go to church and I'll admit I'm not all holy and Jesus is always the answer type of girl but I feel bad when the priest always talks about forgiveness and loving each other to live at peace with our souls. I just feel like when people do something to really and I mean REALLY upset me I just can't get over it. I feel like you have ruined your reputation with me and I can't look at you the same. No matter how much you apologize or try to make it up to me I just can't and won't see you the same way. I probably should change my ways, but let's be honest I won't. There are certain qualities that you dislike about yourself but you can't change because that's just how you are.
I don't like associating myself with negativity. That's also a reason why I am like that too. If there are problems in your life AND you still choose to deal with people you will just make matters worse so a simple solution is to just stop associating yourself with those type of people and just do your thing.
OMG - the beginning of your post gave me a flashback to when I worked at Famous Footwear in high school and college and people would look right at me while throwing all sorts of paper and crap from inside the shoe box on the floor. Or let their kids tear everything up and the parents would just shrug - they knew it was my job to clean it up. And the people who wrecked stuff and then apologized actually pissed me off more - don't apologize because if you were really sorry you wouldn't make the mess and walk away. Argh. You are right, lots of people suck.
ReplyDeleteAnd if people do something to really upset you, as long as your being upset is reasonable, then they shouldn't be in your life anyway if you can help it - no one needs that drama. So maybe you just have a good sense of who to keep and who to get rid of. :) It probably will be pretty helpful to you in the long run.