The Key to Responsibility
Some people say it’s power that gives people responsibility, others say that responsibility comes with age. Well I don’t think it’s either, I reckon responsibility is a big set of keys.
Let me explain:
At one of my jobs I am a ‘venue technician’ or something of the sort, and in order to go around and do our job we need a big set of keys. The keys get us into a lot of places within the venue, and allow us to open and close the venue for customers. Now there’s no feeling quite as delightful as walking around a crowded hallway or foyer with a huge bunch of jingly keys. Everyone knows you are important (otherwise why would you have so many keys?), and the jingly-ness just re-enforces that they are work keys, because who on earth would wear their house keys around on their jeans?
In addition to this sense of power and coolness, if one walks around with an air of purpose and determination (the secret for bluffing your way through most things) then people will get out of your way, because they can see that you’re a Busy Person. Busy People mustn’t be delayed or impeded because they might be late for their Important Engagement, or you may stop them from doing their Essential Task. And we can all imagine what that might be. It must be important, because why else would that person be wandering around with jingly keys and an air of purpose?
Well, that’s how I feel at work, at least.
June 28th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
nah, it comes from standing up and being counted at the right time, like when no one else wants to, then someone can truly trust your responsibility, because you would be willing to put everything ahead of yourself… a big set of keys wouldn’t stop most people from leaving as soon as the clock struck 5 no matter what was left to be done.
June 29th, 2007 at 1:04 am
I’m just glad to hear that you get so much satisfaction from a set of keys… its really the simple things, isn’t it?
June 30th, 2007 at 12:48 am
They’re not simple, there are a lot of them, and they jingle.
June 30th, 2007 at 1:31 am
Hah come to my work and you’ll find lots of Busy People rushing for their Important Engagements.
I laughed when a senior employee bumped me out of the way to get to the lift the other morning, only to get his Very Expensive suit jacket caught as the doors closed.
July 1st, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Haha, now there’s karma GeM. That door must’ve been specially engineered to trap only the Expensive Jackets, and leave the rest of us alone!
July 1st, 2007 at 11:51 pm
yes, sigh, specifically engineered for that wL. or maybe it was specifically engineered for moody people… please, because i am a novice of the highest order, how does one achieve these project specifications?
July 4th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
I think it’s built into the circuitry somehow Dave, they can do amazing things with electronics these days. I mean, look at the new iPhone!