05-08-2018, 05:27 PM
This insight is nothing new but something else that crossed my mind.
There was an instance about three and a half years ago where I requested some transcripts from my college. The way it works is you send them a request form via email or fax a few days in advance and you go to the school to pick it up. Now the university I attended is just less than an hour and a half away from where I live. It's manageable but still not a drive I really want to be making on my off day. So a few days after I had emailed them my request for three transcripts I made the drive up there and asked the girl at the desk for my transcripts that I had requested in advance.
She handed me one, not three, but one envelope. And proceeded with her side conversation with what I assume was her coworkers.
I was confused and politely asked her about it, she cut me off saying, "No that's all I've got" in that sort of "I don't want to be bothered with you. Go away I'm having a conversation" sort of tone.
Inside I was pissed. But what did I do? I walked away, with my tail between my legs not wanting to rock the boat.
I stayed in town because I was meeting a friend for lunch later that day. And I stopped at the local bookstore and looked around. I called mom in that meantime and what happened the transcripts made its way into the conversation. I explained to her what happened, she said to me over the phone something along the lines of:
"No Eric! She was being an ass! Call those people and get things straight! You need to stand up for yourself!"
So I called the same office and spoke to someone higher up and explained the situation. She said, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience. This should not have happened. Stop by our office and we'll reprint them for you." In all of that I never even mentioned that I was mistreated by the girl at that front desk. I don't know to this day why I didn't call her out to her supervisor. Probably just afraid to be "that guy".
How pitiful...it took egging on from my mother to stand up for myself and get done what I needed to get done. For something that I needed, not wanted but needed.
Could I say that I'm even beta?
It is my hope that AM6 will deal with all of these issues within myself.
There was an instance about three and a half years ago where I requested some transcripts from my college. The way it works is you send them a request form via email or fax a few days in advance and you go to the school to pick it up. Now the university I attended is just less than an hour and a half away from where I live. It's manageable but still not a drive I really want to be making on my off day. So a few days after I had emailed them my request for three transcripts I made the drive up there and asked the girl at the desk for my transcripts that I had requested in advance.
She handed me one, not three, but one envelope. And proceeded with her side conversation with what I assume was her coworkers.
I was confused and politely asked her about it, she cut me off saying, "No that's all I've got" in that sort of "I don't want to be bothered with you. Go away I'm having a conversation" sort of tone.
Inside I was pissed. But what did I do? I walked away, with my tail between my legs not wanting to rock the boat.
I stayed in town because I was meeting a friend for lunch later that day. And I stopped at the local bookstore and looked around. I called mom in that meantime and what happened the transcripts made its way into the conversation. I explained to her what happened, she said to me over the phone something along the lines of:
"No Eric! She was being an ass! Call those people and get things straight! You need to stand up for yourself!"
So I called the same office and spoke to someone higher up and explained the situation. She said, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience. This should not have happened. Stop by our office and we'll reprint them for you." In all of that I never even mentioned that I was mistreated by the girl at that front desk. I don't know to this day why I didn't call her out to her supervisor. Probably just afraid to be "that guy".
How pitiful...it took egging on from my mother to stand up for myself and get done what I needed to get done. For something that I needed, not wanted but needed.
Could I say that I'm even beta?
It is my hope that AM6 will deal with all of these issues within myself.
“When you change yourself...you change the world”
-Silvera, Gojira
-Silvera, Gojira
