Why does everyone want me to become a rude, angry person?
I am not a mean person. I usually trust people. I believe people when they are doing their job, that they will get the job done. I don't like confrontation. This attitude seems to bite me more and more these days. Doesn't it seem wrong that I have to beat myself up for being a nice, trusting person? Everything I have been taught, everything I believe and appreciate in other people.. it is used against me. Why does the world only seem to work for the people who make problems? Why do I (so often) regret being nice??
I understand that people forget, that people make mistakes, we're all human. But I swear people don't listen anymore and they don't seem to follow through with anything they say they will. Maybe they don't take their jobs seriously? I swear I take my job a lot more seriously than a lot of people I deal with these days.. and I make freakin' cartoons. CARTOONS! No one is going to lose their house or end up in the hospital if I don't get something done... yet I STILL make sure I follow through and get the things done that I am expected to do. ... and if for some reason I cannot? I let the people who are counting on me know!
I'm going to have to start using a notebook when I go to appointments or make phone calls. I need to ask a million questions and write everything down. If I have to rely on anyone to do anything I need to ask when to expect things to be done and who I should talk to if it is not done by that time. If (by phone) I am being passed to any other person.. expect that that person will have no clue as to why I am calling. Make sure I have all the information about what they expect this new person to help me with.. BEFORE they pass me off to the next person. Take everyone's names and how I can reach them before they pass me off.
I am also going to try to make it a point to really thank the people that do help.
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