Table Topics
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I once worked as a manager at at small gift shop. One of my co-workers was an energetic woman who had many years of experience in that store. I had seniority by status, but she had seniority by years. It was a difficult situation.
One thing new managers particularly enjoy is implementing new ideas with the assurance that great improvements will result. Did great improvements result? No. Were my ideas bad? I'll never know. My co-worker completely disregarded any instructions regarding change and cheerfully continued doing everything exactly as it had been done in the past.
I complained. I complained to her (patiently explained the validity of my ideas). I complained to the district manager (brainstormed ideas on motivating her to adapt). I complained to my friends and family (whined). Did any of my complaining improve the situation? No, it actually made me more miserable than I already was. The end of the story is that I decided to find a different job.
I couldn't change her behavior nor could I accept it, so I changed the one thing that I could personally control. My participation in the situation.
Can you think situations that are worth complaining about? Which ones can you accept and which ones can you change?
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Player one names a three-digit number.
Player two creates a new three digit number following this pattern.
Player three uses the steps to create a new number.
Keep repeating these steps. Did you ever get back to your original number?
