Time Off

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Today is the first of three days off from work. I’ll be taking the puppies out to run, planning to ride horseback while having Chase running alongside, and preparing for roaming with a camera in search of birds.

The header is a long shot from my iPhone. I think the bird is a Jay.

Oh, yeah, there’ll be a fellow here starting to replace the broken fence posts.

These will be busy days after a week of tension at work. I got scolded for refusing to spend three days watering plants in the Garden Department. I was accused of not being a team player by not doing the needed work. My position was having stood up for myself and refusing to spend three full days in the August heat, with wet feet and dragging a heavy hose.

We got through this. Like most businesses, this one is short of employees. And, I was willing to walk down the hill to apply for work with a competitor.

Economically speaking, these are interesting times. Company values are important, but management must embrace the importance of valuing employees. It’s a time of bending old rules and accommodating situations differently.

I’m thinking about these troubling times, impacted by such as AI, robots, supply chain problems, and changing workers’ opportunities and attitudes. Management needs to rethink many old tried and true styles in order to keep everything running well enough.

Dear Friends: I’m off now to gather puppies and go hiking. Diana