I reflect:
Today I felt like a mother at work. I put my hand on my hip and said, "That was unnecessary!" In my most stern, mommy-like voice.
I said it to a 28 year old, male co-worker who had gotten upset about not making whipped creams right and slammed a pitcher of milk into the sink. Who does that besides a 5 year old?!! I turn and there's a customer looking at us. I laughed it off with the customer who looked a little off put by the whole thing and luckily he was okay with it.
Enter stage right: Lo pissed off.
When my barista finally came back out to clean the milk mess he was laughing at himself until I interrupted him with, "Can you NOT throw a tantrum on the floor and in front of customers!?!?!" Yes, it was a tad passive aggressive but honestly, this boy tests my patience... frequently! I stopped him and told him to go on his break NOW. Lucky for me he listened to me and sulked off into the back room, I imagine with his tail between the legs.
It baffles me that someone at the age of 28 could act that way and have such disregard for others around them. He works two jobs and tried to use that as an excuse later and it took all I had not to say, "If you work two jobs and you're tired, then that's your own damn fault! If you're in a bad mood then apologize before hand if you are feeling a bit tired and off because honestly, I don't care what happened before you came to work. All I care about is how you perform at THIS job. And I'd really like to not feel like an over glorified babysitter. I am a supervisor, not your mommy."
Oh Sam, I think it is sleepy time. Thanks for expediting the process.
Goodnight all.
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