My reaction has always been to mumble under my breath in a semi rebellious way – I have often tried to secret said latte up my jacket sleeve. The other day, however, due to the fact that I was feeling a bit uptight in any event I snapped at the poor unfortunate security guard who tutted at me as the latte protruded from my sleeve. Enraged I stormed to the poor woman who is the face of “The Man” demanding she ring somebody and put in complaint about said regulation.
This is an example of how you can often end up yelling at the wrong person. I got annoyed at the poor guy on the door who has told me for the last year not to bring my latte into the building (I remember the good old days when I was a smoker when I only got yelled out if I stepped inside the back door on a rainy day to smoke). He was only doing his job.
Further the poor Manager representing “The Man” did not deserve my loud protests of the injustice and stupidity of the said regulation. She too was only following orders.
I have always hated people that yell at waitresses when they get a bad meal. They should yell at the chef. I became a waitress yeller.
It is similar in the work place. It seems to me that too often employers take out frustrations on employees when in fact the person they should be yelling at is clients, or suppliers or bad debtors. Unlike marriage we not enter a vow when we become employed to love honour and forgive our employer every time we are yelled out when they have a bad day.
