I'm a Grown Woman

Am I responsible, or do I choose to get so
drunk that I can't go to work the next day?

“I’m a grown woman!  I can do whatever I want!  I’m a grown woman, I can do whatever I want!  I can be bad if I want. (according to Knowles (2014)”,  I can be responsible if I want.  I can adhere to correction if I want.  I’m a grown woman! 

She approaches.  She looks in my direction.  None other than my supervisor.  What do I do?  Do I slack off in disdain?  Do I think well, she ‘cyan’ do me nothing.  Do I retaliate and rebel?  Or do I choose to come in line and accept her presence as a warning to check that I am in accordance with what I should be doing?  Do I accept the stress of her presence as a reminder to be on my best performance?  I’m a grown woman, do I choose to do what is best for me ultimately and obey my supervisor’s instruction or ‘do I push up my mouth’ and get a sour attitude.  Being successful at employment does take some effort.  Remaining at the same job for years takes wisdom, patience and a lot of swallowing of pride.

A perfectly made bed
 ready to curl up in.

The wisdom it takes involves making decisions which ultimately benefit the company you’re working for.  That wisdom many times involves denying oneself; such as being able to do overtime for the benefit of the organization when you’re tired and all you want to do is go home and curl up in bed.  That wisdom of denying oneself extends to going to work instead of calling in sick when one has a minor illness. 

 

The patience and endurance needed such as going to work when one would rather not because of the stress of the job or the stress from a difficult co-worker.  The patience needed for a customer service job is being polite even when persons are screaming at you and still being professional to the next customer, even when the last one was so rude and railroaded you.  This advice extends beyond customer service jobs, but encompasses professionalism all together.

 

Being professional takes a lot of effort and a lot of swallowing of pride.  Swallowing it and being professional after being corrected by your supervisor in front of a crowd.  Having the inner strength not to cuss when being taken advantage of by a superior.  Being smart enough to only say “yes Ma’am” when you know the instruction given to only you is unfair.  Swallowing it all when you’re given yours and someone else’s work to do, while they stand there, relax; and you work hard.

Like this Jelly Fish is soft and malleable.  So we must be in the workforce.

 

I’m a grown woman.  I can choose to take the easy road and accept frustration and end up quitting or I can choose to “work hard and grind till I own it” (according to Knowles, (2016).  I have responsibilities and goals to achieve, things I need my job for; but ultimately it’s my decision.  I’m a grown woman.

 

 

References

Knowles, B. (2014, November 24).  “I’m a grown Woman.” [YouTube].  Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MjxWn5W9M&list=RDGMEMQ1dJ7wXfLlqCjwV0xfSNbAVMy3MjxWn5W9M. 

Knowles, B. (2016, December 9). “Formation.” [YouTube].  Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZJPJV__bQ