In any typical office setting, there are basically four kinds of workers.
Type 1. Those who don’t know how to refill paper in the copier. They generally complain whenever it runs out.
Type 2. Those who could refill the paper in the copier but refuse to do so. Oddly, they also generally complain whenever it runs out.
Type 3. Those who refill paper in the copier when it runs out during their print job. They generally complain that no one ever refills the copier but them since they happen to never see anyone else do it.
Type 4. Those who check the paper any time they use the copier just to see if it’s starting to run low. That way other people don’t have to be inconvenienced by having it run out on them.
Having mostly been a type 3 person for many years, looking down my nose at all the others, I have to say that striving to become a type 4 has caused me to complain far less. Who would have guessed that practicing voluntary generosity could displace resentment?
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