tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2833432138056688675..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Cups & SaucersJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67269758749132968322016-03-16T22:16:07.741+00:002016-03-16T22:16:07.741+00:00I volunteered in a similar place in chester in the...I volunteered in a similar place in chester in the early 80"s and was so horrified at the tea and communal clothing I became a nurse! Don't know how much difference I made but did my best with best intentions!Alison younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471740997317737168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19079206772094829622016-03-15T22:46:03.439+00:002016-03-15T22:46:03.439+00:00I'm not so good keeping my mouth shut but I be...I'm not so good keeping my mouth shut but I believe that we should all do things differently if we don't agree with them. I like your little stand, I've lost a few jobs making a stand and although it was hard at the time I'm glad I stuck to my guns.<br />Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42823831946130732172016-03-15T22:11:52.047+00:002016-03-15T22:11:52.047+00:00Not a coffee drinker..... Tea runs through my vein...Not a coffee drinker..... Tea runs through my veinsCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21742973452966391722016-03-15T15:18:32.653+00:002016-03-15T15:18:32.653+00:00Oldies still call them beakers in Northern Ireland...Oldies still call them beakers in Northern Ireland.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47945501881682682152016-03-15T13:17:49.037+00:002016-03-15T13:17:49.037+00:00No, I won't step into a Walmart. However Walm...No, I won't step into a Walmart. However Walmart was the biggest customer. The clapping customer was another major retailer with similar corporate bully tactics. They would threaten to take their business away every couple of years to beat the company into price concessions etc. That's why we were coached to clap at them while they were touring the facilities. The sales people loved to tell us we were a team but that only seemed to work in their favor for price concessions, leadtime concessions, absorbing extra costs etc. We would get stuck with any excess inventory they wouldn't take. Hurrah Team!!!!! I don't work at the clappy place anymore, but the customers have followed me. You can't get away from them because they're such big players. As a former retail buyer, it's sad to see their tactics spread to all customers. There are more subtle ways to negotiate for what you want or need besides threats and being so overtly pandered to. Or, in this year of 2016 are there really other ways of doing business? It doesn't appear so. I'm glad I'm on the way out. <br /> carlnepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840845700615739547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12021827267038986472016-03-15T12:06:03.317+00:002016-03-15T12:06:03.317+00:00Well, that's true. I'm a mug man. :)Well, that's true. I'm a mug man. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23534535604253612822016-03-15T02:52:47.174+00:002016-03-15T02:52:47.174+00:00If in my twenties I could have kept my mouth shut!...If in my twenties I could have kept my mouth shut! I would have gotten here more quickly. I am no longer out to change the world and keep my mouth shut.<br />HOA Mgr Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949018880623140075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55655203637385742752016-03-15T02:23:02.914+00:002016-03-15T02:23:02.914+00:00I'm glad I don't have to work in a situati...I'm glad I don't have to work in a situation where the leadership is bad. I'm a rule-follower and a people-pleaser so I get overwrought if the rules/people are stupid. I don't know how some so-called leaders get into the positions of power that they do ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21935085436129716962016-03-15T00:22:48.122+00:002016-03-15T00:22:48.122+00:00I love that you challenged Nurse Ratched to provid...I love that you challenged Nurse Ratched to provide some small nicety to those patients. Heaven forbid anyone should remind them that they are human! I am constantly challenging the status quo especially where the vulnerable are concerned. Seemingly, no one can ever forgive someone for out-doing their efforts however meager their efforts have been. Pure ego. I told my son the saying "don't shoot the messenger" and he, wise and strategic lad, said "don't BE the messenger!" But I can't change.<br /><br />-invisigalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652022001161003180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22535380116692994532016-03-14T23:01:04.109+00:002016-03-14T23:01:04.109+00:00Not on everyone's notifications you didn't...Not on everyone's notifications you didn't. Believe me.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40438891391673956212016-03-14T22:45:20.129+00:002016-03-14T22:45:20.129+00:00You were so wonderfully principled even then! Goo...You were so wonderfully principled even then! Good for you and your patients.Cliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921634846332150666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65973692482072427172016-03-14T22:17:02.497+00:002016-03-14T22:17:02.497+00:00I agree..itmay be an age thing , ypu can run your ...I agree..itmay be an age thing , ypu can run your mouth off the older you get xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43333994610121650982016-03-14T21:55:18.563+00:002016-03-14T21:55:18.563+00:00I have to say the older I get I am much more confi...I have to say the older I get I am much more confident in challenging people and situations that I think are unethical. The saying ' shoot the messenger ' is true though. Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64335850155498137862016-03-14T21:34:15.385+00:002016-03-14T21:34:15.385+00:00http://images.anthropologie.com/is/image/Anthropol...http://images.anthropologie.com/is/image/Anthropologie/G38070389_000_b?$an-category$<br /><br />These are the mugs I drink my coffee and tea out of .. and they wonder why I have caffeine shakes in the morning :)<br />Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53434762470682472472016-03-14T21:00:57.047+00:002016-03-14T21:00:57.047+00:00Hyacinth Bucket calls them beakers right? Hyacinth Bucket calls them beakers right? Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33158121283268095682016-03-14T20:41:52.909+00:002016-03-14T20:41:52.909+00:00Spitting into the wind, but you have to do it. Go...Spitting into the wind, but you have to do it. Good on ye, lad.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51385616767719967082016-03-14T20:40:22.806+00:002016-03-14T20:40:22.806+00:00Spitting into the wind, but you have to do it. Go...Spitting into the wind, but you have to do it. Good on ye, lad.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12888768549474025172016-03-14T20:16:11.750+00:002016-03-14T20:16:11.750+00:00I just did it! . ?I just did it! . ?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77575947654027483542016-03-14T20:06:14.409+00:002016-03-14T20:06:14.409+00:00Good for you allowing the saucers.
My goodness, i...Good for you allowing the saucers. <br />My goodness, it is amazing how all these rules come into play. I really wonder at those that think nonsensical ones up. It is almost like creating busy work for amusement. Hell, why not throw the old folks a tea party? Bet they would like a change from the drab old routine and would like to forget about where they are for a bit. Bureaucracies can be such pains in the collective asses.MissFifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948141818594611257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19335833116288633252016-03-14T19:42:45.921+00:002016-03-14T19:42:45.921+00:00I've had a rough employment history because I ...I've had a rough employment history because I just can't tolerate management BS, game playing, inflexibility and downright stupidity. A friend of mine has a ring tone which baas like a sheep. It went off during a particularly pompous speech-sweet.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26728059824663864782016-03-14T19:41:42.829+00:002016-03-14T19:41:42.829+00:00You cannot put an andersamp in the title without i...You cannot put an andersamp in the title without it saying, '&anddersamp' It fucks your titles.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72762438319701247942016-03-14T19:41:11.261+00:002016-03-14T19:41:11.261+00:00I doubt you drunk your coffee out of a cup ( alone...I doubt you drunk your coffee out of a cup ( alone) more likely a mug eh?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11613834960257005372016-03-14T19:40:17.753+00:002016-03-14T19:40:17.753+00:00I couldnt drink coffee out of anything but my all ...I couldnt drink coffee out of anything but my all american mug!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59726966669745466702016-03-14T19:39:23.003+00:002016-03-14T19:39:23.003+00:00Most if the staff were as institutionalised as the...Most if the staff were as institutionalised as the patientsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41836656020037230582016-03-14T18:55:25.774+00:002016-03-14T18:55:25.774+00:00What an interesting comment. I really don't un...What an interesting comment. I really don't understand what clapping has to do with anything but it sounds like more of the Asian way of corporate unity.<br />Did you work for walmart by chance ? They seem to like low wages and pretend happiness.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.com