Monday, November 17, 2008

Attitude towards work

A bad start to a new week (not that Mondays mornings bring any excitement but thats not the point). First the cab came pretty late to my place (could have easily got half an hour of extra sleep, c'mon its winter, Delhi winter - you are always short of sleep) and then when it came, it was in a pretty bad shape with the spare tyre kept below the rear seats and the area not properly cleaned (see pic). I obviously asked he driver to clean the area and if its possible to keep the spare tyre in proper place. He said the cab met with an accident and the hook where which holds the tyre got broken (i didn't buy it but hardly had a choice). Now comes cleaning the area part, the driver would do it with most hesitation and then wouldn't do it properly, Here comes the stubborn side of me as I ask him to do it againn and do it properly. The driver reacts as if I asked him to do the most pathetic thing in this world in front of his girl friend and says what's wrong with this, "if you want to go then sit or let it be, I own this cab and am not a driver of this cab". Am I pissed or am I pissed. I didn't ask him to do anyhing wrong or demeaning and talks to me like that (he's got to do it) but thats not the idea of this post.
The point "I own this cab and am not a driver of this cab". I mean if you this cab and are driving this cab, you should be doing willingly all the more. In fact you should have it cleaned it at your place if you find it so humiliating. That shows the attitude you have towards your work. You need to have a positve attitude towards whatever you do. If he had promptly cleaned when asked to do, I would have felt good only and would have probably forgotten that the spare tyre is also kept at the back. Wouldn't have wasted time arguing and calling here and there. In the meantime my colleague ( a senior person in the company) tells me 'looks like its us only who would agree to all kinds of client requests...seems like only we are in need of work'. That shows his attitude to work and is probably the reason for his successfuk career.

(and in the meantime the driver finds a flat tyre and then breaks the jack while trying to fix it, is still standing there while we call a new cab and leave for office. You pay for your attitude, in this case, so philosophically, right there).

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