This is Neogentrics. It's nice to be back, guys.
After a long break, school's been taken over.
You know, having tests, having paperwork, having
stuff, having life issues, things go on. You
know, it makes things difficult. It makes things
rough. I mean, you can't go through life and
expect everything to be easy. No. And the whole
point of this channel, food for thought, and
I am still your host, Neogentrics, is that...
You know, you have to be able to handle what
life is throwing at you. You have to be able
to deal with all the roughs of life, whether
good or bad, relationships or otherwise. I mean,
think about it for a minute. If everything that
we do and say isn't being recorded or taken into
account by something or someone, then what's
the point of doing it, you know? And everyone
always thinks that there's no repercussions to
their actions. Consider this. Consider this,
you know? If all we do is act without thinking,
then what makes us any better than the person
next to us? Are we better than the other person
next to us? Or better yet, do we have the right
to judge the person next to us when we're not
doing any better than they are? You know? I want
you to think about that for a second. What's
up, ladies and gentlemen? You are listening to
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gentlemen. So hang in there. Gather some knowledge
because knowledge is important. And it also is
power. I'm your girl, the Guru Warrior. Peace.
I am out. And we're back. The sad thing is a
lot of people don't stop to consider their actions
and how it affects the people around them. Everybody's
different. Everything about them and the way
they carry themselves and how they do things
is completely rudimentary and singular to that
one specific person. It doesn't necessarily mean
that the other person's wrong. It doesn't mean
the other person's bad. It doesn't mean the other
person's evil or terrible, idiotic, or stupid.
It just means that... You know, you always have
to consider the people around you. You know,
check to make sure they're okay. Take care of
them, you know. I'm not saying you should care
about every single person that passes you by
under the God -given sun. I'm saying, you know,
consider what you're doing and how it affects
the people around you. Even if it's people you've
never seen. Even if it's not anyone at the current
moment, you know. Like, say you work fast food,
okay? If you know that the people who come in
after you are going to be tired because of the
type of shift, especially if you know who it
is, and you know the amount of work they have
to do, and your shift is short, you don't have
to do a whole lot, you know, and you get to go
home early, but the following shift has to do
more regarding prep and setup and everything,
isn't there anything you could do ahead of time
that would reduce their workload a little bit?
Okay? They're there for half as much time as
you. So why don't you do something about it to
help them instead of just worrying about yourself?
You know, most people, they go to work, they
go to work, to work, they goof around, they have
fun, they joke, but they don't do their jobs.
And then the people who come in after them have
to work three or four or five times harder as
a result. You know, I'm not saying you can't
have fun and enjoy your jobs. What I'm saying
is, consider the other people you have to work
with. Not everybody wants to go there and play.
Not everyone wants to enjoy everyone. Not everyone
wants to be your friend. Keep this in mind. I've
had a lot of people that I've ended up having
to work with, and I've experienced problems with
them, issues with them. So I went and told the
manager, but then that other person happens to
be a manager, and instead of owning up to what
they did and saying, oh, I'm sorry that you felt
that way, they turn around and say, I see how
you are. You go around behind people's back.
You tell other people stuff. You don't talk to
them directly. You don't try to confront the
problem head on. You don't make friends that
way. And I'm standing there like, I never said
I wanted to be friends with you. Last time I
checked, this was a job. I get paid to be here.
I get paid to work. I don't get paid to be your
friend. Okay? I don't mind helping you. I don't
mind doing what you're saying if you're a manager.
You know, I don't mind doing your job for you
if you have to go take a piss, throw up, or some
other third or fourth thing because something's
wrong with you. I don't mind picking up the slack
if you had asked because we're working and I
get paid to do it regardless. I get paid the
same no matter what. But the fact that, you know,
you're however years older than me, and you're
a manager but you still act like a 18 to 24 year
old that baffles me it doesn't make sense how
can you be a person who's older than me supposedly
in a better position a higher position and act
like the people you're supposed to be in charge
of Which brings me to another point. Okay? Remember
I said the whole point of this channel is to
consider your actions and the way it affects
the people around you. All the topics I cover,
everything that I cover, yes, in a way, they
all affect you. Because you have to make the
personal change. But it also affects the people
around you, their viewpoint of you, how they
see you, and how they interact and ordeal with
you. Okay? You want to keep that interaction
as positive as possible. But how can you do that?
You know, it's kind of hard to do something that,
you know, it seems hard or backbreaking or nearly
impossible because the other people just won't
cooperate. Well, here's a little tidbit, like
a little trick for you. If no one else is willing
to cooperate, okay, no one wants to do the right
thing. Everyone wants to go off and do their
own thing. What do you do? Join in on them and
make sure you're part of the group so that you
have your ass saved? No. You don't do that. You
do what you're supposed to do. Okay? Ensure whoever's
in charge, the head person, sees that you're
doing what you're supposed to be doing and you're
at least trying and putting in an effort. Continue
to do so. If they ask you any questions, you
answer honestly. You know, tell them what's going
on, tell them how it makes you feel, and let
it go. Okay? For a person who, like myself, is
a non -empathetic type of person to start with,
this is kind of hard to express how I feel because...
Honestly, I just don't care. But I can't say
that. I have to show some initiative. I have
to care. Okay? Because that's what I get paid
to do. But not everyone has the same issue I
have. Okay? So there's that. In regards to that,
you know, in regards to what I was saying before,
just because you have a position, just because
you're higher up above people, It doesn't give
you the right to boss them around. Okay? Yes,
you are in charge. But you're not the boss. There's
always going to be someone over you. There's
always going to be someone that you have to report
to. And that person is the one in charge over
you. Okay? Consider how he would handle things.
The same way he dealt with you and deals with
other people, shouldn't you treat everyone under
you the same way? Obviously, it's prosperous
because people are still there. But if you continue
to treat the people around you like trash and
get all buddy -buddy with other people just to
take other people down because you don't like
them, that makes you no better than everyone
else. It makes you no better than scum, okay?
I've seen homeless people with more patience,
more directness, more attitude, like, in a positive
way that I do see from people who actually have
a job, who actually have a home, a car, a way
of life. Family, children. And yet, the homeless
people are more civilized. They appreciate what
they have, even if it's not a lot of anything,
because they don't have anything. They know what
it's like to be on the bottom. They know what
it's like to be rejected. They know what it's
like not to have anything. Same thing goes for
people who are bullied and other people who have
to deal with racism and other issues of the same
sort. You know? Understand the feelings of the
people around you. If you can't do that, if you
can't sympathize with them, if you can't understand,
fine. That is totally fine. But it doesn't mean
that you act like the people who are treating
you wrong. You treat the people who treat you
wrong better than you treat anyone else. Because
they tell you to, you're no better than them.
You treat them the same as you would treat anyone
else. Give them their respect. Respect their
position, even if you don't like them. Because
it could be a police officer, a judge, or what
have you. You respect their position, even if
you don't like them. Still do what you're told,
even if you know it's wrong. And make note of
it. Keep track of every little thing that you
do. Well, that about wraps this up. Again, this
has been Food for Thought Thoughts. If it were
you, I know I haven't released a lot of podcasts
in a while. I just figured I'd get some thoughts
out there. Some stuff for people to consider.
And in my next podcast, I'll be back with a new
topic. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.