A friend had a post a while back he had titled "Random Acts of Kindness." This post is unfortunately about the opposite thing. Our vehicles here at the post office are pretty junky. Recently, they have both been in the maintenance shop at the same time. Yesterday, both vehicles were in the maintenance shop. There are drop boxes around the base for people to mail letters, without having to come to the post office. The loop around the base to collect the mail at all the drop boxes is 22 kilometers long. With both vehicles down, we had several options to use to collect the mail at the drop boxes. We (actually, one of us) could (1) take the bus, (2) walk, (3) hitch hike, (4) ride a bicycle, or (5) get someone who works at "area" to carry one of us around to the drop boxes. The company groups some of the bases together in groups, with a manager over the entire group. Our base is a core of one of the groups, and the management facility for this core is called "area."
Today was the second time the "mail run"had been done on bicycle. Reggie, one of my co-workers, has done it on a bicycle both times. The company furnishes us with bolo ties, and red neck truck driver hats, both of which have the company logo on them. We are required by company policy to wear both at all times when we are outside. This version of "outside" is not to be confused with "OUTSIDE," which is "OUTSIDE" the base. Our supervisor took a photo of Reggie collecting the mail at the front door of the post office, and sent it in to upper management. The response was not "Atta Boy," but was "Why isn't he wearing his bolo tie?" No "Atta Boys," no "Keep up the good work," no "That is dedication!" Only," Why isn't he wearing a bolo tie?" This is a worse insult than the "Chicken or Pasta" insult bestowed upon us a few days before Christmas! I know it is straying from the path of seeking the enlightenment of the Buddha, if I don't wish the upper management well, but I hope the upper management reaps what they sew. Fortunately, not every department of this company has upper management like ours.
Only twenty more Super Taco Fridays to go!!!!
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Continue to seek the enlightenment of the Buddha & worry not over bolo ties & the like! (It is a shame his efforts weren't recognized as such.) However, the Buddha isn't interested in bolo ties, I don't think.
I suspect you are correct, as I too think the Buddha doesn't care about bolo ties or the people that care about bolo ties.
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