January 19, 2007
No One Is Irreplacable
....but everyone should be missed.
It's sad really. One of the managers is leaving. And there is not one person here who is upset about it. In fact, the amount of happy dancing being done here is a little unnerving.
Now, she is very good at what she does - even if I don't agree with what it is she does. I'll just say this, I don't ever want to play poker against this woman. Holy Cow. She can bluff better than anyone I've ever known.
But it made me think about how important it is to not only be good at what you do, to do the very best you can. But you have to also be a decent person.
Now I'll say that from my first week here, everyone said they knew there would be problems between her and I. First, she didn't get along with anyone, as is obvious by the reaction to her resignation. But also, we are similiar enough in some ways that our differences would cause serious issues. And they did. They do.
But take me out of the equation for a second. I just find it sad that a person can spend three years of their life, 10-12 hours a day, traveling for weeks at a time with a group of people and have no positive impact. None.
It almost makes me feel bad for her. Almost. You reap what you sow. Every. Single. Time. If you are nasty and spiteful, people ignore you and celebrate your failures. It's just the way it is.
Oh well. Not a damned thing I can do about it, even if I wanted to. All this does is reinforcement my belief that being good AT something is not good enough. A kind word, a smile - makes a much bigger impact and leaves a better legacy.
Posted by Tammi at January 19, 2007 09:12 AM | TrackBack