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Alright I need to know if I am being insensitive or is the person in question being narrow minded and selfish? In our office they began a communal coffee pot. And soon after it started a coworker started to complain that brewing coffee gives her headaches so it must end. I do not drink coffee so I could give a darn either way if it stays or goes. But like schools that ban peanut butter sandwiches because some kids have peanut allergies, I think to ask everyone to give up what seems like a nice idea because of your single needs is a bit small minded, a bit selfish. They moved it to the other side of the office, still no good. They put it in another room that is used by many offices but that did not work as it became a building pot and those that had paid for the coffee in our office were not getting any while other floors were just taking all the coffee and not paying. The issue I think is that as a people we have decided that “I” matter more that “YOU” so what I want is what happens ! Or am I wrong?  I mean it seems that this person is like many people that forget we live in a world with other people and to cater to their needs as one person only starts a slippery slope where soon we are afraid to walk, talk, use perfume, drink coffee, cough, wear certain colred clothes.....I amy be taking this to a weird extreme but I mean it seems that it could lead to something that bad because " All I am asking for is...." multipled by everyone in the office, or in a school, or anything where people need to interact, will eventually lead to that crazy a place. 

Posted by whiteknight on 2008-01-11 15:01:42 | Rating: n/a | Views: 102


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Posted by
ninjanann
on 2008-01-11 15:49:40
 
this is funny in a weird way. how does brewing coffee give her a headache? sounds a little....hmmmm. anyway, yes, i completely agree! it's gone too far! if you offend someone, you must roll over, but if someone offends you, you must...roll over.
 
 

Posted by
InwardJourney
on 2008-01-11 15:54:38
 
I personally don't feel you are being insensitive. I see where you are coming from, and I agree.

I can also see the co-workers complaint as legitimate if the person is truly getting headaches from brewing coffee.

If this person is sincere..maybe a middle ground could be reached? I see that a few options were offered, but none that really worked out well for all...perhaps something like coffee on certain days of the week?

It kinda sounds like this person might just be trying to be difficult tho..if that is the case, I say take an office vote, and majority rules. =)

Just a thought...

 
 

Posted by
blairstreetgirl
on 2008-01-11 17:23:30
 
Bravo! I think you have hit it right on the head, my friend. The "I" generation has done a vast harm to our society. Yes, we must all care for ourselves, stand up for ourselves, etc., when necessary. But when the "I" becomes the omnipotent force, we all lose. When "I" never stops to think about "all of us" we stop treating each other with love and respect. I am with you on this one!
 
 

Posted by
KP
on 2008-01-11 20:37:15
 
As long as there is a pot of coffee for me stuff anyone else lol.
 
 

Posted by
Thinks_2_Much
on 2008-01-11 22:40:18
 
Here is my take...I HATE the smell of coffee, can't stand it, however, I am only me. The person that lives under me makes coffee every morning, but I don't ask him to stop. I go to mothers, and she has coffee brewing always....I continue to go there. The co-worker has to get past it. She is being selfish by taking the right to drink whatever the others want aways. I am sure she doesnt want people to start to complain because the tuna sandwich stinks, or her apple smelling hairspray.....and lets go there for a second.....the deodarant that she uses smells like baby powder and just hits my nose wrong. Get over it lady, you are not the only person in the world. Majority rules...isn't that democracy?

Sadiee Lady
 
 

Posted by
whiteknight
on 2008-01-12 06:43:23
 
See I am completely able to see that sometimes the majority needs to let the minority have a few concessions, or it becomes tyranny by the majority. However, I think that too much lately we need to see that we live in a world w/ others.
 
 


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