For your own safety

 I realize that all you want to do is sit at your desk and look up pricing on the internet for new things to buy. However, what I have asked you to do is inventory. Nobody likes it, everybody hates it....you can even sing the song while you are back there counting things. However, it does us no good to start pricing items when we don't know if we even need them. For your own safety, stop arguing with me every time I give you a project.

I understand that you think your way is the better way of doing something, but just once, I would like you to consider that maybe I have a reason for the way I'm asking for this to be done. While it makes more sense for you to start set up in one room, maybe that room is in use, maybe there are items being stored in that room for another group. MAYBE you should do things the way that I ask you to....for your own safety.

I appreciate that you think because you had a difficult time finding a place to park yesterday that you are now an expert in large groups. However, pointing at me and telling me that you spent all your time "dealing" with the parking situation is your own problem. To my knowledge there was no "situation", just some people trying to park. If you would like to keep that finger, I suggest that you stop using it to point at me during our discussion.

Little White Lies

It's the age old question...is a little white lie ok? They seem harmless, but are they? Someone will end up paying for the lie....
1. We had an accident with the pasta salad - makes the servers look clumsy
2. You look great in that dress - now you are out in public looking like a fool
3. That cookie is fat free - ok, no one really ever believes that one!

But I hope that you can see my point. While they seem innocent, someone is left to look foolish. So what if people refer to you as harsh or insensitive. At least you are honest.

I am not as stealthy as a Ninja

I like to think that I am highly professional most moments of my life. What is interesting about my current life, is that I get to do a little bit of everything, meeting planning, table moving, buffet set up...if it needs to be done, sometimes I'm the only one around to do it. Today we have a very small meeting and so there was no need to pay to have servers here when I can  mess it up myself.

So here's how it went down. I load up everything the group will need for lunch onto a cart, so that I can just roll it into the room, drop it on tables, take the dirty dishes and break food away and get out of the room. Great plan right? The loading of the cart went well, but the rest, not so stealthy. I quietly near the door to the room with my cart, slowly turn the handle of the door and cccrrraaaaacccckk POP, well, now the door is open. I make my way into the room, smile at all the people who are now staring at me and get to work. As quietly as possible, I'm picking up break food, setting out lunch food, clearing trays of dirty dishes and refreshing water glasses. I move so smoothly and quietly the group is able to turn their focus back to the original topic. I'm feeling much better about this situation until I finish. I have to open that door again...no ninja status today.