Just Plain Mean
Was chatting with my mother on Saturday morning and while we never really discussed politics much as I was growing up the conversation swung around to Donald Trump. "Maybe I'm an old lady," Mom said, "But it seems like everyone is just plain mean now." I laughed. Trump has always been a little mean, that's for sure, but I like the fact that it's not lost on some people. Calling someone names isn't 'telling it like it is'... ...but it wasn't a political discussion by any means. Just an observation. And it brings me back to common professional courtesy. I was sort of blown away this week by a purely selfish act by a co-worker. But the conversation with Mom sort of reverberated. 'It seems like everyone is just plain mean now.' And perhaps it's always been that way. The business world is cut-throat. There's a lot of greed out there. It's a me-me-me world. I suggested as much to my mother. ...