I have been reading a few books to see what type of personality I really have. I know as a child I was told I was shy, but coming up in the projects shy can get you hurt. I see a part of me in my oldest son. He used to tell me when I’d visit him in juvy “I didn’t start it, but I had to finish it.” I was in a few fights, not too many, most in the South end. Not too many fights because my sister is also in my son. She never started it, but she’d end it. There were a lot of children afraid of my sister. Sometimes she was harder on him than I was when he was a teenager.
I don’t follow the zodiac signs, but I am told as a Scorpio, I am relentless. I will continue to do something until I have perfected it. I see a lot of me in my youngest son, who is 21 and is also a supervisor. He is a musical master, and if he continues with the art, he could be the best. I was told that at his age, I played violin. Played, used to, many years ago, the violin sits in the closet.
I am faithful, committed and devoted. I do not give up on anything easily because I never enter into any one thing lightly. I have had the same cell phone number for 10 years, with the same company. Same experience with my present employer.
I get irritated by people who say they are going to do something and don’t do it. I see a lot of me in my daughter. I will remove a person from my phone if they say they are a friend, sister, brother, etc and, either won’t return my emails/phone messages/or texts. My Blackberry hasn’t many numbers of those outside my immediate family, employees, and a few friends. I take kava kava just to remain calm to pre-prepare myself for the times when an employee, associate, etc tells me they didn’t do what they said they were going to do. Why bother to even say you will do something if you knew you wouldn’t? It’s different to call and say help is needed, or a thing can’t be done because of an obstacle, but to just not do it, and not call me ahead of time is probable the only thing that really irritates me. I see a lie as a word from the mouth of a person whose intentions weren’t even real to begin with.
So, I read this book and I am still trying to figure out what personality type best describes me.
I have warned other supervisors about coming to my employees directly, disrespecting them. These are adults, with children, and grandchildren. I was treated poorly by my supervisors before my transfer, and I refuse to have anyone feel the pain I felt. I have employees who cry because they said they have never been treated so well. I get a lot of great work out of them. Way better than average. Of course there are bad days, but who doesn’t have them.
I have employees who have looked up what Ramadan was on the web, and were respectful for my sake. They will tell me what’s in a dish during carry-ins. Today was a carry-in and I heard so many “Miss Leah, you can eat this, I made it with no meat, or nuts.” BTW, all but one of my employees are
older than me!
I say watch your works, deeds and words as they ride the wind on energy as if straddling a boomerang. One day, that action will come back to hit you. I want good things to hit me and those I supervise. To those I am around. To those around me, to those who are good to all around them. Peace and prosperity to all of them.
To my old supervisors, I harbor no ill feelings as they aren’t worth spending any of my energy on. I never argued with them, in public. I never reminded them of their lies and despicable behavior, in public. However, I let them know I wasn’t one to be messed with, in public. On with them, and I will go on with mine.
I think I need to get another book, to find which one personality type I fall into.
Peace to you and yours, thank you for allowing me to express myself, once again.
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