Do not tell me to calm down

The effects of expressing two very simple words, Calm Down

You are trying to get an answer, one simple answer to one very easy question. "What media coverage do you have planned for the rest of the week?" You simplify the question as you feel a slight wave of irritation starting to cause a mini tidal wave in your body. You try again "what is the media plan for the rest of the week and which media have already been targeted?" One begins to get annoyed as excuses are made that all the relevant media have already been targeted yet no one can specify exactly which media have been targeted. Your next question surfaces with a slight hint of sarcasm considering you had approved the PR plan previously thus the main focus was to get media coverage. However with all the unanswered questions and hesitation you begin to realise that the job is not being done, well at least not to your standards.

 The next step you call the higher power a.k.a your boss who happens to be located in the city known for its bumper to bumper traffic jams, fast paced style of living and for being the city of gold. She answers her phone and listens as the words come poruing out of your mouth fuelled with passion and a sense of irritation. The words calm down are expressed, yes two very uncomplicated words which cause one to see red as you feel your body temperature rising at one rapid pace. The two very simple words are repeated. You begin to question whether the person on the other side of the phone is ill, are we living on the same continent or rather do we work for the same company? One would never expect two simple words to cause the reaction that it did and you begin to question whether it was worth all the effort considering the reaction.

You learn that it's reality that individuals have different standards when it comes to work ethics, meeting deadlines, going the extra mile and what we consider to be right and wrong. However its your choice whether you just let unacceptable performance or behaviour slide or whether you actually make it known that the performance is unacceptable and changes need to be made. In the end it is up to you, its easy to just let shoddy work get caught up between all the chaos but why accept shoddy work if you have high standards. A life lesson that I have definitely learnt over time is never to change your standards to make others happy.

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