instead of the daily doggie maybe i sholUd call this one TODAYS TIRADE..
WE HAVE LUKE IN TH E HOUSE... IN THE BARN/FEED ROOM HE WAS TOTALLY CONFUSED BACKING AWAY CLEARLY SAYING "I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING AND IF I JUST GET HIDDEN MAYB IT WILL ALL GO AWAY. "
HE NEVER OFFERED TO BITE, JUST ONE BIG "WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON"
SOMETHING HAPPENED- ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN TO ALL OF THEM.. BUT WHATEVER IT WAS , NOBODY EXPLAINED IT TO HIM.
SO NOW HE IS IN HE HOUSE-- AND AFTER DONNA SAT WITH HIM DURING MAIL CALL, HE RELAXED AN NOW WAGS HIS TAIL AND ENJOYS THE PERSON GOING BY PATTING HIM..
WE WILL SEE IF THAT LASTS FOR THE DAY- BUT AT ANY RATE HE WAS MUCH IMPROVED..
MAYBE WHATEVER HAPPENED WAS JUST NOT NOTICED. WE MISSED THE BOAT SOMEHOW...
AT SOME POINT WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND HAD A CONVERSATION WITH LUKE....
( YOU GOT IT... THIS IS GOING SOMEWHERE)
THESE CAMERAS...ARE WONDERFUL --- I CAN SIT HERE AND SEEE ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
OF LATE--- AND THERE ARE 2 KINDS OF PEOPLE AROUND HER PAID AND VOLUNTEER.
AND DIFFERENT RULES HAVE TO APPLY.. VOLUNTEERS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT ... ALMOST.... BUT IF YOU ARE ON THE PAYROLL AND ON THE PHONE, WE NEED TO BRING THIS BAD HABIT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
I WATCHED ONE OF THE STAFF PUT A DOG BACK IN A KENNEL--SHE WAS READY WITH THE HAND FED TREAT ON WHICH I INSIST... BUT THERE WAS NO HEAD PAT-- GOOD DOG REWARD- BECAUSE... ?READY FOR THI ONE? SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WHICH SHE WAS HOLDING BETWEEN HER SHOULDER AND HEAD.
THAT STARTED ME..... THIS IS A JOB...AN IT DEMANDS SOMEONE'S FULL ATTENTION...SO I HAVE MADE A POINT OF WATCHING HOW MUCH TIME SDP IS PAYING SOMEONE AT WHICH TIME THEY ARE NOT PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY GIVING IT THEIR ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE CELL PHONE.
SO I HAVE BEEN LISTENING-- EAVES DROPPING YOU SAY?? I DIDN'T GO OUT OF MY WAY PEOPE ARE ON THESE THINGS ALL AROUND ME-- I MADE NO SPECIAL EFFORT TO EAVES DROP... AND I AM HARD OF HEARNG TO SAY THE LEAST...
AND I HAVE LEARNED
MEGAN USES HER PHONE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE 1000 THINGS SHE STAYS IN TOUCH WITH-- AND 98% SEEM DOG RELATED. OCASIONALLY A QUICK BIT ABOUT WHERE SHE IS HAVING SUPPER... BUT MOSTLY DOG RELATED.
THE REST OF THE PHONE CONVERSATIONS REALLY MADE ME MAD -
TO THINK THEY WERE IN ANY WAY MORE IMPORTANT- THAN MAYBE EXPLAINING TO LUKE WHAT HAD FRIGHTENED HIM...
THE REASONING "MY CHILDREN MIGHT NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME" HOLDS VERY LITTLE WATER-- THE SOLUTION TO THAT IS TO HAVE WHOEVER IS WATCHING THE PUPS, KEEP ALL THE PHONES AND ANSWER THEM IN CASE OF THAT EMERGENCY. THERE WAS A REAL LIFE BEFORE CELL PHONES..
I WOUL D LOVE TO BE THAT PUPPY WATCHER AND ANSWER THE PHONES "MAY I TAKE A MESSAGE? SHE IS WORKING."
"I NEED TO TALK TO HER, I CAN NOT FIND MY OTHER SNEAKER" WOULD GET MY ANSWER.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM... I NEED REAL FACTS...
IF SOMEONE IS ON THE PHONE WHILE ON THE PAYROLL, IT SEEMS I SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE CALL HAD TO DO WITH SERVICE DOG PROJECT.
MAYBE I JUST NEED MORE FACTS.... SO I WILL BE COLLECTING THEM...
IF I AM NOT ASKING, I AM CERTAINLY THINKING ABOUT IT. AND CAMERA WATCHING MAKES IT VERY EASY.
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I MUST PREFACE THIS NEXT WITH THE FACT THAT THE NEXT ARE GENERIC WORK OBSERVATIONS WHICH IN NO WAY ARE SDP ORIENTEED -- MORE FROM MY EXPERIENCES AT THE WANT ADVERITISER
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A FEW OTHER WORK RELATED OBSERVATIONS--
NONE OF OUR TRAINERS SMOKE-- I DON'T THINK... BUT ANOTHER FACT THAT GOES THRU MY HEAD IS... NOW THAT SMOKING IS DONE OUTSIDE BUILDINGS, IF YOU HIRE A PERSON WHO HAS TO GO HAVE A CIGARETTE EVERY 2 HOURS, THAT IS 20 MINUTES OFF THIER JOB
THAT IS 20 MINUTES OUT OF 120
SO IF THEIR SALARY IS $ 600 A WEEK IT IS COSTING YOU 1/6th MORE ... OR $700
I HAVE THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION WITH MARK ALL THE TIME. HE RUNS A FAIRLY BIG SIZE BUSINESS...
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I HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I WORKED FOR THE WANT ADveritser COMPANY( A BOSTON MAGAZINE) I RARELY WENT TO THEIR OFFICE-- BUT I REMEMBER BEING SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO PUNCHED IN WITH THEIR TAKE OUT BREAKFASTS IN THE OTHER HAND- AND THEN SAT DOWN TO EAT.. WITH NO REGARD TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE "STEALING" FROM THE COMPANY BY PUNCHING IN AND NOT WORKING.
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ANOTHER FAVORITE OF MINE HAS BEEN FOR YEARS--- AND DRUMMED INTO MY CHILDREN...
IF YOU ARE HIRED FOR 9 TO 5 ---AT 9 YOU SHOULD BE THERE READY TO PRODUCE WHATEVER.. SOMEONE WHO IS CONSTANTLY 5 TO 10 MINUTES LATE DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER RESPECT FOR TH EJOB.... ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NEVER 5 - 10 MINUTES EARLY. AND PUNCH OUT AT 5:01. IF YOU ARE CONSTANTLY 15 MIUNTES EARLY YOUR BOSS WILL NOTICE -- MOSTLY BECAUSE YOU WILL BE THE ONLY ONE THERE...PEOPLE SEEM TO FIGURE THE 9:00 IS THE SAME AS 9:15. TRY 15 MINUTES LATE FOR AN AIRPLANE.
"TRAFFIC WAS BAD" IT IS ALWYAS BAD-- WHY SHOULD THE BAD TRAFFIC COST THE EMPLOYER- GET UP EARLIER.
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OTHER THAN THAT.... EVERYTHING IS FINE.... LUKE IS BETTER....
