Attitude Matters

It was a sunny day when I went to Makati, I was fortunate that there was no traffic in EDSA, or else I might look haggard and I will be late on my date with my sister.

When I arrived in the city I saw different people wearing formal clothes there are also some students and foreigners walking by. The movement of the people was so fast as if they were running out of time while I am just enjoying the view of the gigantic buildings there. It must be the corporate world I told to myself. When I felt anxious, I decided to enter the company where my sister works and there I find something to sit on. As I look at my wristwatch, I realized that I came early before our time, so I just decided to observe. The people sitting next to me were reading a business magazine while there are some who were just talking and laughing. The place was clean and there was this janitor who was mopping the floor repeatedly. His job was so tiring, but he looks so determined and happy.

As I shift my eyes in another direction I saw this man who wear a black suit with a loosely colored orange tie, with his hair in style, he looks younger as if he was just 25 years old. He walks fast inside and he doesn’t seem to pay attention to the people around him even if they were greeting him. Almost all of the employees near him bowed at him then I realized that he must be a highly profiled man based on the actions of the employees towards him. The man suddenly stops at the janitor who at the moment was busy mopping the floor.

“Excuse me” the man uttered. At the sound of the man’s voice, the janitor face him and he was terrified and nervous as he saw the man speaking to him.

“Do you know who I am?” the man irritatedly asked.

The janitor bowed his head and nervously held the mop and answered “Yes… Yes… Sir…. ”

Who I am?

“You are my boss Sir Red”

“Then why didn’t you bow your head when I entered this building?”

The janitor was almost crying when he replied.

” I’m sorry Sir Red I didn’t see you coming because I was busy mopping the floor “.

”That’s not an excuse you poor creature! I am the owner of this building and all of you must give courtesy to me!” The boss angrily shouted at the janitor.

“Pardon me sir please” the janitor cried, begged, and knelt down, but the boss just dismissed him by saying “You’re fired”.

The boss walked out and everyone in that building acted like they heard nothing. I pitied the janitor just because he didn’t bow he will be terminated. The boss didn’t even consider his reason. It’s an injustice on the part of the janitor. It is a sad reality how some people do not care about the feelings of others. Mr. Red was so arrogant he thinks highly of himself. Yeah, he may be the boss he has the right to terminate his employees anytime he wants, but he must still be considerate to them. He must try to listen to them; he lacks empathy among others and doesn’t even care.

Attitude matters all the time whether you are the boss or the employee you must have a good attitude toward others. At that point, I just walked out and prayed to God that he will touch the heart of that man that’s the only thing that I can do.

Labels: Attitude Matter, Makati, Corporate World, Boss employee relationship, Manners, Reasonable