Patience in da Werkplace
There is no denying that working in the service industry can be one of the most high stress and infuriating jobs out there. (Unless you’re a politician, that shit looks stressful AF. Boom bipartisan politician SLAM! I’m fine. I’m fine!) But the ability to deal with the mindblowing daily bullshit without losing your sanity is a gift from the Gods. Delays, waiting, having people scream at you even though everything is completely out of your control…no wonder we tend to snap the second we set foot in the safety of the kitchen.
Remember that impatience is not the same thing as urgency. We need to be urgent at work or you’re gonna get run over like any cartoon in any car scene. Fact. But if it’s not with urgency, then it must be done with love. I’m serious get sappy with me!!!! Patience is one of the attributes of love and real talk with all the chaos humming around us we must above all LOVE. This doesn’t mean walking into work and kissing everyone. (DO NOT do this you will probably get fired. If they don’t fire you I would ask yourself what kind of weirdo place are you working?) Love like you have compassion in your heart for humanity even if you hate someone’s guts. They still feel the sharp pain of an unforeseen papercut. Feel their pain. #FERNGULLY The wisest of wise internet articles all say that patience and wisdom go hand in hand and it’s true. Be the smarter person and see the problem. This will ultimately make you much happier. Choose happy. It’s funner.
HOW YOU ASK?
- Be empathetic. Think about when you have lost your patience. It’s infuriating right? While the impatient person you are interacting with may not have the restraint to keep it in, try to place yourself in their shoes. This also goes for when you are about to lose your own shit. Thinking of other’s feelings really helps.
- Find perspective. Oh hell yeah perspective in da house!!! Try it. Do it. Perspective it. Most of the time it’s not a life or death situation so Hakuna Matata that shiz. (I want everyone to imagine Timon and Pumbaa in stressful situations).
- Help. Omg what a concept? Stop being a dirty pirate at work and be a team player. There is not more gold at the end of the journey for you if you screw people over so be the awesome badass who swoops in like Batman and always saves the freaking day. Also Batman is super rich so in this metaphor I’ve created that has absolutely no backing it is also better to be Batman than a pirate.
- Accept your current truths. Most moments of impatience comes from wanting things to be different than they are. Check yo truth. If the health department shows up and all your food got thrown in the garbage, find a way to namaste the crap out of that situation and chill. If you can’t change it, don’t freak out. If you can change it, why are you freaking out go change it!!!
- Do not respond hastily or with anger. DUH. This is a total duh and yet I’ve been in many a kitchen where this concept is as real as Thumbelina living in your sewing kit. (A girl can dream). When we take a step back, responding hastily generally ends in you apologizing and looking like an asshole. Stay cool friends. Think of Snoopy. Think of Snoop Dogg. Think of Snowden. All V cool and collected.
- Accept the challenge. Sometimes all you need is a little fun. Make a game out of dealing with the insanity and come up with a points system. Once you hit your goal for being a freaking delight at work, TREAT YO SELF!!!
- Don’t be the HANGRY one. There’s always one. Don’t be that person. Eat.
- Remember “IT’S JUST EGGS.” I always used to say this when working brunch. Cause it’s true. We tend to get all wound up in the moment at work and lose our patience but at the end of the day we are just serving eggs on toast for way more than we should be charging and EVERYONE will be ok.
So channel your inner Yodas and stay calm you must!!!
Really want to have just one day in the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa,
Julia