1999 Entry (Behind the Time)

Behind the Time

Well I guess I’m a little behind the time! Isn’t it amazing how much time is like money… if you have a lot, you spend it all and if you have a little you spend it all… it seems like you never have more than enough. And, here it is, I’m doing a part time job with no commute, and yet I’m busy as all get out. Because of turnover, this job is not as part time as I’d like it to be yet, but I have lists of things that I want to get done, so I’m working my ‘butt’ off. On the other hand, I couldn’t be a whole lot happier.

If you were wondering whether “Nice Place Coffee” stood the test of time, it has — so far, at least. Of course nothing’s perfect but the job, itself, has been very good for me and I really enjoy it. Still, there are a couple of things that surprise me. The first is, no matter where you go, managers are only human. Strange how that should shock me when I’m 46 years old, but I guess I always thought that non-A1 managers would be more educated and competent than A1 managers… and, in this case, it’s true — BUT — my manager, here, at Nice Place is having her own problems. There are clearly some things she’s weak at — weaker than the average Nice Place manager I would think. On the other hand, she has many good points too. I had thought that maybe my problems with A1 were because of my outlook and attitude. But I see from working at Nice Place that my outlook is actually very tolerant and understanding. Some things that would have upset me in the past just roll right off now and I really understand the ‘why’ of my manager’s failings and the weaknesses in my direct supervisor, but find myself able to respect and enjoy them anyway.

This is new for me… I have tended in the past to see things as very black and white. I guess that working in a place that is not quite so dysfunctional, I have the opportunity to explore my own normalcy! A1 just seems like a bad dream to me now. I pity the people still stuck there. (At least the ones who wish they weren’t.)