I joke with one of my co-workers about how he's extra cheesy and fake with the members we encounter everyday. He isn't rude with them (which is awesome!), but he is most definitely over the top with how he greets them. I call him out on that stuff whenever I see him do that. One day he asked me, "Why do you always call me out on that?" And I replied, "Well, do I have good reason to?" He said back, "Yes... but that's what our manager wants us to do." That's true; our manager wants us to be extra friendly with our members. But I just put myself in the members' shoes. I know I wouldn't have wanted him to be fake with me, even if his manager asked him to...
And alsooo... with this same co-worker, there are times where members talk to him about insignificant stuff that they feel the need to share with him, and I see his response to their stories. I just can't help but ask him, "You don't even care, do you?" He says, "Nope, not really." His answer didn't shock me, and in his defense, "to care" isn't part of our job description. But these moments I've shared really got me thinking...
What's more important? To be fake, but nice OR to be real, even if that means not being the nicest person on the planet. To me, I'd rather be real and genuine. Yeah, I'll be extra friendly with them, as I'm asked to do that. But I strive to be real. I don't wanna be seen as I view the co-worker I've been talking about. When they see me smile at them, I want them to know it's real. I want them, ultimately to see Jesus in me. You know? Jesus is my example, and in a sense, He's like my real boss. He's real with me, even if it hurts. But it's in a loving way. I wanna be like that.
These moments also made me reevaluate how I view the people I interact with, whether they are members or co-workers. Do these people feel like I come off as I don't care about them like I saw in my fellow co-worker? I really hope not. As much as I may get irritated with people, I still love 'em. They still are God's people, and now that I think about it, it's almost an honor to have an opportunity to invest myself in their lives. Love your neighbor as yourself. I just think about how I would want them to do the same for me. Everyday, God takes interest in my life, even in the most insignificant and small things. So why can't I take an interest in these peoples' lives? Even if it is for 2 seconds. Even if it doesn't even matter. Those few seconds can make a difference. Who knows? But I have to be genuine about it.
Ahh, now I feel like I'm just rambling on and on. And I kinda am. But these are just a few of my thoughts I've been having on being genuine and loving to people. It's so awesome, because now that I look back on my month and a half at Costco, I'm realizing more and more that God is teaching me a lot about PEOPLE. It's pretty cool stuff. He's teaching me to love them more in a way that I know He loves me. Unconditionally.
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