The Workermonkey

Friday, May 13, 2011

holy shit, when did i become a leader? 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 5/13/2011 10:03:00 PM

the place i'm leaving is the first place I've left under my own free will. only barely though. today was my first day back in the plant after giving my notice. it felt great. i spent my entire day doing nothing and trying to plan what i was going to steal. after work i went for a boat ride with a few people and then spent some time talking o the younger folks i work with. i was kind of surprised at what i heard. i wasn't expecting toe hear about how much i'd taught them or what type of influence i'd had on them. the idiots i work with who  i hate and caused me to leave in the firs place, i got a standard response from them, i really didn't expect much different. there are few guys I've made friends with who are going to miss me for emotional reasons, what really hit me was the guys who didn't know i was leaving until today. when i told them and had that sad face on, not because they would miss me, but that i had gotten out so soon. there's one guy in particular who had a n opportunity fall apart today that i feel really bad for. the writing on the wall is there and apparently i'm ahead of the curve.
 there's a few guys who are younger than me that i guess I've had a great influence on. i spent a good three hours talking to these  two today that i think will benefit he, greatly. one didn't realize how bad things were and the other just appreciated that i was honest with them and had some real knowledge to impart before i left. i feel bad because  unfortunately i have something to teach them, they have no one here to learn from and its been one of my points to them from day one. i'm not great a this but i'm better  than these idiots.
some of the best teachers i've had in my professional life have been total asses to me. but it was always a good relationship. I've been OK with them treating me like shit because i was learning something and it was respectful and mutual and made me better at what i do. i certainly don't have all the answers but i have learned a few tricks which I've tried to impart on the younger folks i come across. what i learned today was that its appreciated and has been taken seriously.

 that was the best part of my day.

PS: everyone notices if you walk out with a box full of shit on your last day, no one notice if you do it a week an a half prior to it. i'm happy with today's score.

3 comments

what ever happened to "eat shit and die". you used to be a man. now you are just a shadow your former self. i hope you arent using heroin

By  NoBrainRequired, at Monday, May 16, 2011 8:08:00 PM  

Eat shit and die was getting me in to trouble. I've started working on bigger picture stuff. I'll explain y current situation next time I'm over. It dosnt get you into nearly ad much trouble and the payoff is sweeter. I guesss I'm just getting older, damn.

I've defnately gotten more pAtient.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:30:00 PM  

how about friday? the apocalypse is staurday, so we can enjoy it as a family...the way god intended, you know, with firearms and whiskey.

By  T, at Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:25:00 PM  

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