A Thin Line
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Wednesday
The 3rd of August, 2011 at 07:48 PM
The workplace is a very dynamic environment. For example, here are two polar opposite working scenarios:
1) Co-workers are friends. There are jokes, stories, and little group pow-wows. Bad days are rare and followed by apologies and smiles. The job is enjoyable and fun.
2) Co-workers are co-workers. There are jokes, behind people's back. There are fake stories, often times about other co-workers. There are little group pow-wows where people gossip about others. There are many bad days, where people become upset, want to leave and never come back. The job is a job, and people do what they do to get by.
Sometimes I wonder where my workplace sits on this continuum. There are several times where I feel our group is in the second situation. Then there are times were there is a hint of the first situation. Either way, I think it is plainly obvious which situation anyone would like to be in.
Over the last several years I've removed myself from the social sphere at my workplace. There are several reasons why, but ultimately I found that what makes me most happy at work is making the clients happy by healing their pets.
So that is what I do, I go to work to do just that. It's not that I completely ignore everyone else, but I don't let anybody else's bad days or opinions affect me.
Yesterday, however, was different. It so happened that it was our annual potluck staff meeting. A question was posed to the entire staff and everyone was supposed to answer individually, "Who is #1 in your life?"
After about 10 answers of family, kids, "me"... the question stopped on me.
"God."
I don't know if it was the way I said it, or just my answer in general... but I would say most everyone started laughing.
I would have to say I was pretty upset although I tried not to show it.
The question moved on to other people and I sat there wondering two things:
- Why would anyone think my answer is funny?
- Is this my fault?
Is this my fault, because I completely removed myself from the social sphere?
So many times at worship we have been told to spread God's word to people in the workplace. I would have to say I've had more than one opportunity to talk about God at my work, and each opportunity I failed.
This incident alone has kindof struck a nerve, and I will no longer be afraid of standing up for my God.
After all this happened and I had more time to think about it, I found out what upsets me the most. There are maybe 20 people I work with who don't know God or don't care about Him.
:(
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