allllll aboard....uhmm, no thanks!

We all have our days, I get that. We all have our moods, I understand. But you wearing a "Welcome to Mood Swing Amusement Park" sign on your forehead is bananas. I for one am not taking a seat on your emotional roller coaster and I don't think you should extend the unwanted invitation to others either.

Okay so the wifey or the hubs rubbed the wrong way this morning. By all means, we all have problems, life happens, but leave it at home. And if the problem calls shotgun on your work commute and rides to work with you...then leave it in your car. There's no need to greet your co-workers with a bark or snap at someone who says good morning just because you're upset. Its not fair to to your office, clients or customers to bring your negative energy and dump it onto someone else, I'm sure they have problems of their own to deal with.

I deem it an employee's professional responsibility to manage your emotions in such a way that you muster up at least half a smile while in your work environment. I mean, it's okay to say, 'today's not a good day' but once said, blow it off and on with a regular routine. Work environments are stressful enough, and if I don't invite you to lay on the couch and spill your guts for an hourly rate, then don't expect me to have to deal with your problems and mood swings . I don't believe that emotional management is something that is taught, I see it more or less as an OJT type of deal. It takes some practice, but some of us vets of the workforce seem to need a refresher course.

Shewww, with that off my chest, I'll close with this: coat check your emotions at the door and greet us, the public, fresh faced and happy! Even if its fake!

ttfn