I'm Just Sayin - STOP KICKING THE LITTLES

No, this article isn’t about kicking folks who happen to be small in stature, midgets and such, but rather what I call the little (Little’s) people that many of us come into contact with on a daily basis.  So, who are these little people you ask?  They are the waiter/waitress at the restaurants we attend, their the folks who park your car, clean your house, take care of the lawn, check out and bag our groceries, and so many others who perform the task that most of us are so very fortunate we don’t have to do for ourselves.  

I’m writing this article because of a horrible experience that a very nice young waitress at a restaurant  I frequent several times a month had last week, but it could have been any one of the people described above.    Now I’m not going to name any names, because the people responsible for reducing that young lady to tears know exactly who they are, and they should be ashamed of themselves, especially because this was a charity event.  The restaurant had what most would consider a record crowd attend the event, thus the service was a little slow in some cases, especially considering there were some guest cooks and servers working the event, supported by restaurant staff.   Now you would think that if one decides to attend such an event, they would have a little patience, relax and try to enjoy the event, but not these people!  You see these folks are too important (in their minds) to wait or be patient, and besides, if the food is coming out slow, it has to be the fault of the server, right?

I work in a business where customers are sometimes extremely rude and mean spirited when dealing with my staff, however once I pick up the phone all of a sudden their tone changes and their as nice as pie.  The reason they turn nice is that the big shot, big mouth mean aholes who yell at my staff know better than to yell and be rude to me, much like those folks in that restaurant.  They didn’t call the manager over and berate her, not a chance; they picked on the waitress because she couldn’t talk back.  You see these type know better than to pick a fight with someone their own size, their like the school yard bully, they pick on those who dare not defend themselves for fear of losing their minimum wage job.  They see the little people as their verbal punching bags, to be verbally abused at their pleasure. 

For as long as I can remember, I’ve a problem with folks who treat what I call the little’s with disrespect, mostly because there really isn’t any reason for such behavior and because I used to be one of the little’s.   Just because you have money, power or position, is absolutely no reason to treat those who you might think are beneath you badly.  My parents taught me that the higher up the ladder you climb, the harder the fall, and to be careful who you step on going up because that may be the person who has to catch you should you fall.

 

Now I’m Just Sayin, let’s all make an effort to show some respect for everyone that we come into contact with, regardless of their position in life.  Perhaps we should work harder to be nice to the little’s if for no other reason because they do so much for us that most of us really don’t want to do for ourselves.  Ask yourself, would you want to be a server, cook, or dishwasher? I didn’t think so, so why not try to show a little appreciation for the little’s, after all, it’s easy to be appreciative and nice to those in positions of power, the true big shots treat everyone with respect.