I’m sure Darcy, manager of our neighborhood Caribou Coffee, has had enough of her company’s slogan. When we walked in she was slumped at a table pouring over shift schedules. Denis talked to her while I ordered from the twenty-two-year-old barista who leaned forward and whispered, “Darcy has worked for thirty-two days in a row, and today is her birthday. I’ve been teasing her she’s a quarter of a century old.” Meanwhile Darcy was telling Denis she finally had to fire three problem-employees. One of them had already threatened her. It made her sick to her stomach to do it, and she was going to have to work more hours in the meantime. A good day for her right now is when she can get off for a few hours and go home to nap. Stress is waking her at night and she’s just decided to keep a pad of paper by the bed so when she thinks of something she can write it down and leave it alone until morning. I’m going to ask her what she thinks about her young employees’ work ethic. Was there a common factor that caused them to fail?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Life is Short. Stay Awake For It
[Notes From Toad Hall, Main Essay - Summer 2008)
I’m sure Darcy, manager of our neighborhood Caribou Coffee, has had enough of her company’s slogan. When we walked in she was slumped at a table pouring over shift schedules. Denis talked to her while I ordered from the twenty-two-year-old barista who leaned forward and whispered, “Darcy has worked for thirty-two days in a row, and today is her birthday. I’ve been teasing her she’s a quarter of a century old.” Meanwhile Darcy was telling Denis she finally had to fire three problem-employees. One of them had already threatened her. It made her sick to her stomach to do it, and she was going to have to work more hours in the meantime. A good day for her right now is when she can get off for a few hours and go home to nap. Stress is waking her at night and she’s just decided to keep a pad of paper by the bed so when she thinks of something she can write it down and leave it alone until morning. I’m going to ask her what she thinks about her young employees’ work ethic. Was there a common factor that caused them to fail?
I’m sure Darcy, manager of our neighborhood Caribou Coffee, has had enough of her company’s slogan. When we walked in she was slumped at a table pouring over shift schedules. Denis talked to her while I ordered from the twenty-two-year-old barista who leaned forward and whispered, “Darcy has worked for thirty-two days in a row, and today is her birthday. I’ve been teasing her she’s a quarter of a century old.” Meanwhile Darcy was telling Denis she finally had to fire three problem-employees. One of them had already threatened her. It made her sick to her stomach to do it, and she was going to have to work more hours in the meantime. A good day for her right now is when she can get off for a few hours and go home to nap. Stress is waking her at night and she’s just decided to keep a pad of paper by the bed so when she thinks of something she can write it down and leave it alone until morning. I’m going to ask her what she thinks about her young employees’ work ethic. Was there a common factor that caused them to fail?
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