Ambercrombie & Fitch, “The Situation” and Some Thank Yous
Written by Gloria Metrick on . Published as written. It may not reflect how these systems work today.
Yesterday, I heard the news that the Ohio-based company Ambercrombie & Fitch had offered to pay “The Situation,” one of the stars of the show “JerseyShore,” to stop wearing their clothes (http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/08/16/abercrombie-and-fitch-offer-to-pay-the-situation-to-stop-wearing-their-clothes/). “Wow,” I thought loudly in my head, “why doesn’t anyone pay ME not to do things.” Are you readers with me on this? Wouldn’t YOU like to be paid NOT to work, today, for example?! So, anyway, I had my “grass is always greener”* moment and even came up with some great ideas for things I could reasonably be paid not to do. But then reality set in.
Reality Check
Those of you who know me are probably already laughing at the idea of me doing nothing. I can hear you taking bets on how long I could last before I’d go find something to do, because I’m not the sort to last long doing nothing. For those who don’t know me, you probably suspected the same. After all, I do speak out against those “cast of thousands” projects where they hire every warm body available only to have us all do next to nothing when they find they can’t manage the volume of people they’ve acquired.
The Real Situation and the Thanks
Instead of dwelling, yet again, on those projects where so little work takes place, it occurred to me that I haven’t been on a project like that for awhile. I realize that while I often use my blog and newsletter to dwell on the “what not to do” scenarios that there are plenty of busy projects where people are concerned with making the most of the money they’re spending on resources, and today is the day to thank them all. In fact, I started to feel a little nervous, wondered if I’d remembered to tell these hard-working customers who hired me to work hard for them exactly how much I appreciate them. Well, I don’t know if I was able to convey the depths of my appreciation, but I did remember to tell each one of them that I truly appreciate working with them and, today, I hope they all see I haven’t forgotten them and how excellent they are.
So, thank you to all of you and even to those I haven’t worked with, yet. Working hard to add value to your projects makes me realize I have something important to bring to the table, and a contribution to make to your projects. Most of us have had those moments where we take projects because we need a project but we relish the moments where we can be on those projects that really need us and hope our futures are as full of those types of projects as possible. Once again, thank you!
* The American saying is “The grass is always greener on the other side,” meaning that whatever you don’t have looks better than what you do have. The alternate saying by Erma Bombeck is “The grass is always greener over the septic tank,” which is merely meant to be humorous (but true).
Gloria Metrick
GeoMetrick Enterprises
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