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What We Do Has Consequences

We've all heard it a thousand times.  No matter what we do, there are consequences.  But, lately this statement has become more meaningful for me.

I had a co-worker (she has luckily moved on) who was someone that I would not consider to be a "worker."  She was always late or called out, took long lunches, and when she was at her desk, she was very distracted by other things.  She also didn't follow written procedures well, so instead of looking something up, she would ask the same question a million times.  Even though we badly needed the help, no one wanted to give her anything to work on, because you had to go behind her to not only make sure it was completed, but completed correctly.

My group had fought so hard to make a case as to why we needed an additional position created.  Unfortunately, because we worked around this woman, it looks like we really didn't need the additional person to help with the team's workload.  Now that she's moved on, we're not going to be hiring anyone to replace her, even though we really need the help.  It's incredibly sad and frustrating.

It got me thinking about the trail of consequences that I leave behind me.  What kind of ripples am I making on this world?  Let's all make a personal goal, to leave everything we touch, better than the condition in which we found it.     

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