One, I get bloody hungry later in the day, and two, it's very hard to say "good morning" to my fellow early-morning walkers/ joggers.
Though it does seem I'm in the minority for worrying about that last point.
At my work meeting last week, one of my board members and I were commenting on how we make a point to say "hello" or "good morning" to people we encounter. His daughter - in her early to mid twenties - is mortified by this behaviour and finds it embarrassing and now refuses to exercise with him.
I found this laughable until my boss said the same thing: he's fine with a polite head nod or half-assed smile but actually uttering a greeting?? Good lord no.
I found this quite bizarre as my boss is quite an open personalble fellow so the concept of him not acknowledging someone surprised me. According to him it's not that he doesn't want to say hi, it's more that he's concerned the additional effort exerted involved will make him either splutter at the stranger or collapse.
I like the approach of my board member though: he made it his mission to get every person he passes regular to say 'hi' back to him after within 12 months.
And he did.
Even after he stopped jogging for 4 months due to injury, on his first day back in the saddle every person he passed say hi.
I think that's why I've had a low opinion of joggers: all the ones I've seen/passed subscribe to mg bosses way of thinking and for an eternally bright person this not talking to others really doesn't work for me
Though it does seem I'm in the minority for worrying about that last point.
At my work meeting last week, one of my board members and I were commenting on how we make a point to say "hello" or "good morning" to people we encounter. His daughter - in her early to mid twenties - is mortified by this behaviour and finds it embarrassing and now refuses to exercise with him.
I found this laughable until my boss said the same thing: he's fine with a polite head nod or half-assed smile but actually uttering a greeting?? Good lord no.
I found this quite bizarre as my boss is quite an open personalble fellow so the concept of him not acknowledging someone surprised me. According to him it's not that he doesn't want to say hi, it's more that he's concerned the additional effort exerted involved will make him either splutter at the stranger or collapse.
I like the approach of my board member though: he made it his mission to get every person he passes regular to say 'hi' back to him after within 12 months.
And he did.
Even after he stopped jogging for 4 months due to injury, on his first day back in the saddle every person he passed say hi.
I think that's why I've had a low opinion of joggers: all the ones I've seen/passed subscribe to mg bosses way of thinking and for an eternally bright person this not talking to others really doesn't work for me
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