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[Scooby Doo]

Sounds naive to me.

[candyagain]

When working at an urban library I received two rules from my boss:

1. Trust no one (in regard to library card/ lost books)

2. Don't lend out the scissors.

Rules to live by........

[ValuSkr]

Those sayings are overly simplistic.  But, if you need rules to live by, they aren't bad.

[CelticCrafter]

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@candyagain wrote:

When working at an urban library I received two rules from my boss:

1. Trust no one (in regard to library card/ lost books)

2. Don't lend out the scissors.

Rules to live by........

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@candyagain I sew and quilt, I hide the scissors!🤣🤣

[candyagain]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

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@candyagain wrote:

When working at an urban library I received two rules from my boss:

1. Trust no one (in regard to library card/ lost books)

2. Don't lend out the scissors.

Rules to live by........

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@candyagain I sew and quilt, I hide the scissors!🤣🤣

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Yes, many reasons to hide the scissors!

[hckynut]

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@Johnnyeager wrote:

Seems like a politically tinged and motivated thread not well disguised. 

@Johnnyeager 

Never entered my mind until I read this. Entered and exited almost simultaneously.

hckynut 

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[tarsmom]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@tarsmom wrote:

20 years ago, my former boss said these two things that I still remember to this day - 

1.  When you discredit others, you discredit yourself.

2.  NO ONE is 'all good or all bad'.  

I keep reminding myself of these - especially in this past year.  

@tarsmom 

I disagree with both of them, don't see #1 as a mirror. Kinda like embarrassment, nobody can embarrass me, but myself.

As for #2!  I believe some people are just plain evil. Call it bad or by any other name, I don't buy into that theory.

Now me working for that boss? Might have been interesting.

hckynut 

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@hckynut 

It's ok that we don't agree - because you're always fair and honest.

I prefer to think about these two because it helps me cope.  Even a really crappy boss I had made an awesome casserole for us.  Another bad one was too passive (which was incredibly frustrating) but he was kind and genuine.  I worked in an environment (unlike my husband's) where we were expected to be positive all the time.  No blaming, take responsibility for your actions, be passionate, exceed expectations all around, etc.  I guess I lived and worked in a bubble.  The people I knew that I very much disliked, I still could find one or two things that were good about them.  

The discredit thing - I think about ducks that quack quack quack and gather quacking....it reminds me of people that have nothing to say except complain or spread their unpleasantness.  Versus - eagles that soar........

I have managed over 150 employees in my career and I honestly can't say that one of them was 'all bad'.  

[hckynut]

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@candyagain wrote:

When working at an urban library I received two rules from my boss:

1. Trust no one (in regard to library card/ lost books)

2. Don't lend out the scissors.

Rules to live by........

@candyagain 

Sounds like smart policy to me. Never got stung on scissors or library card, but! I know I still have a couple books and VHS tapes floating around out there somewhere.

I don't blame anyone but myself. Should'a kept better records instead of depending on my memory. Oh well, who the he!! even has a VHS player nowadays? Not me!

hckynut 

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