are you friendly?

@jazel_juan (15747)
Philippines
April 10, 2012 7:49pm CST
I mean friendly with utility personnel, guards.. Usually there are people here in my place that do ignore them, shrug them off... and there are also who are friendly.. i for one do smile at them or if i have extra food i give them, especially the guard. I just feel that in some way they also need to be noticed and feel part of the company. your take? i noticed here that there are really staff that just ignored them, or laugh at them.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
I am always friendly dear, I always give smile to everyone. Let's say, I was raised that way, never under-estimate anyone. Never judge anyone by the looks- we never knew angels are always in disguise. Working in a call center especially international companies teaches fair treatment. No boss, no manager, no utility me, no guards whatever. Everyone is fair- you can't hear someone calling the manager sir or ma'm- but by names. No one is allowed to ask utility person to do task other than he/she is assigned (unless, needed)...you can feel respect in the air. High level minded people,egoistic and never knows how to respect others are worst than illiterate.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
oh then that is nice, nice place to work at.. hmmm respect is one thing we were taught when i was a kid
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
Somehow it's really nice but working graveyard shift is not really good for mom like me. Imagine working from 12 midnite until 9am and upon reaching home doing all the chores. I don't have househelp since my kids are young teeners- but still I need to cook lunch before sleeping. Oh well- I just resigned from work but I admit, I miss it too (hehehe)
@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
11 Apr 12
It is important to treat people kindly. How important you are is shown by how you treat people that others think are unimportant. That means the guards, the cleaners, and the servers. If they are not important enough for you to notice, you are not really important either. Just from seeing your personality here it is easy to tell that you treat everyone with kindness and friendship. That means you are an important person.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
I tend to easily emphatize with people GG, i feel like if they are ignored, i feel the pain of it for them.. ( hubby says i tend to do that much) but i am that way. So i am friendly at them.. and it also infuriates me when there are people who makes fun of them and belittle them.
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@leighz (456)
12 Apr 12
I'm always in good terms with the people who works at the utilities department and the guards. I know they have the biggest heart in world, always down to earth and grateful for their job. They even greet me and still remembers me even if I no longer work for that company, one said he thought he saw me at one MRT station. The others would always ask where I'm working now, it always makes me feel good. These are genuine people, I don't get to meet a lot of people like them everyday. So let's all take the time to get to know them better, ask about how their day went and also about their families. It will mean a lot to them.
@veejay19 (3589)
• India
11 Apr 12
I am friendly by nature and whoever comes within my ambit i treat them equally.If they are my seniors then i respect them but am friendly and with my juiors i make friends with ease.As for those in the lower bracket i treat them with even more friendliness.Eve n if their work is menial they are human beings and are doing the work appointed to them.Treat every body with courtesy and you will win respect from all.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
well said my friend, we need more people like you how knows how to treat people with respect because there are people who did forget being respectful..
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
11 Apr 12
Hi jazel Luckily, I have always been friendly person and somehow, always made good relationships with these "utility personnel". Maybe because I mostly worked in offices which had less of staff or even the fact that these "utility personnel" were the first people I interacted with at any office. I do feel pained when I see some of the seniors and important people mis-using these utility people like one - the other tenant here - he works in some Government office and is at a much senior post. Everyday his peon is ordered to come here, clean (sweep) the outside area - and I have seen his (the tenant's) wife scolding this peon in case he misses a day... I really feel bad and even tried to discuss this with his peon... but then no one can help as this is India.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
oh that is sad then.. but i guess that is not only happening in India but also here sids, i have seen people here abuse their househelp and even the utility..they would like ask for stuff or make them do things which are not even work relevant.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
When i was working at a company, my first few friends were the guards, the drivers and the secretaries. I was always like that, i befriend those people because i don't like arrogant people around me.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
agree agree agree! Plus these people have real stories to tell too
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
Hmm. I am friendly but I'm also shy most of the time so even if I want to talk to the utility or guards, I don't have anything to say and I'm too shy to talk to them. Sometimes I smile at them when I see them. They smile back too and that makes me feel good. I want to be friendly but I'm shy.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
oh then try to get out of that shyness my friend
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
good day jazel_juan, honestly, i always acknowledge those people who are in the lower position as you have mentioned. same thing as you are doing, i do also share some foods to them as these blessings are not only intended for me but also for them. and i do believed, more and more blessings to come if you share your blessings with others as well.
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
Yes I am! I used to be very friendly to other people whom I don't know but it's still depends on my mood. :)
@bonding2 (219)
• South Africa
11 Apr 12
it is very immature to laugh at them ,i always make sure i greet them and give them tips just for doing nothing for me ,believe you me, you are going to need them someday
@TheLove (98)
• India
11 Apr 12
Yes, I am and we all should. let me share something.. when i joined in my job(which i am not longer doing) there where a guard.I need to use his entry card. because we,me and some others joined with me are new and our card was not created. All other don't like him much and laugh on him. but I often talk and smiled. and he was a good person and also helped me some time. So,We should be friendly. I mean what's our loss in it. :)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
yes i do take some time to chat with them, especially with the school guards and janitor. i mean, there is nothing wrong with talking to them. it is much more fun because you have friends that are from the utility section. just a thought,.
@Chron976 (18)
11 Apr 12
Personally I do not make a difference in what people do for a living, what they have got, how they look like or how they speak etc.(But I know a lot of other people do.)I like people in general and enjoy the company of other people. And I don't draw a line between (so called) 'real stuff' and or stuff who works for another company inside a company etc (and I do expect the same from others). I would do exactly the same as you do (and I did it many times in the past)and treat them nice, friendly and with respect as everyone who works together in a group is important!Anyone who thinks the he/she has more importance than another and acts ignorant or unfriendly to others doesn't grasp reality... No company would survive if no one would clean their facilities, guard the premise or look after the building! There is o point in feeling more important than another person or treating another person less equally for what they are doing or for what they are as we all play an important rule...I think a 'be nice to everyone-world-day should be created :)
@Chron976 (18)
11 Apr 12
Personally I do not make a difference in what people do for a living, what they earn or how they look like. I like people and enjoy others company and have learnt many things from other people in my past (disregarding of what they did for a living etc..)Anyone who thinks that he/she is more important doesn't grasp the reality that we all play an important rule. No company would survive very long without clean facilities, no guraded premises or people who look after the building/s. So, the reality is that there is no point and no logical reason to think to be more important than another person and to treat the other person with ignorance or unfriendliness...
11 Apr 12
Of course I had to make a mistake and post acomment twice as a newbie :)...(But the connection broke during the writing, lol)
• India
22 Jul 12
The utility personnel and the guards are employee to the company just like any other employee of that company. They should be respected as part of the company because they to contribute to the well fair of the company. I have been very friendly to this works and I even spare a few minutes to talk to them.
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
I make friends of them because I'm pretty sure that I really need them.They secure us. So in return I give them some of what I have such smiles, foods and time.
@mtrguanlao (5522)
• Philippines
11 Apr 12
Hi jazel! I could say I'm friendly,I usually smile and smile back to those who smile at me. My sister even told me I'm kind to guards and crews 'cause whenever I hear them say "good morning or good afternoon" to me,I respond the same to them and say you're welcome whenever they say thank you to me.