dziga's blog post - Winning by being taken advantage of...

Working in a different area at the company...the deli. Small number of people there, three.

The other two...one not the hardest working, the second not the most efficient. We were falling behind in some things and it did suck. Plus I heard the not the hardest working guy who is always down there saying that he wasn't receiving the support he is used to (a complaint he makes every single time the rotation changes).

Yes, I spent one day a bit pissed off due to that and something outside of work that has been troubling. But yesterday, I embraced it. I will have to work harder and faster than both of them to keep up. I entered the good old Line Cooking mode from yesteryear and amped up the pace quite a bit. Non-stop, multi-taking, hard core sweat pace. And I had fun regardless of them and what they were doing.

Adjusting one's attitude is far easier than adjusting one's circumstances. I find that the mind can easily delude me into thinking I have "won" something (by deciding to not be taken advantage of and work with the flow) while ignoring the fact that the "victory" reduces happiness. I'd rather be happy and taken advantage of than miserable while feeling like justice was served.

Speaking of which...anyone out there want to take advantage of me?