Rather clumsily worded, but inspired by one of the UC threads.
My closest work colleague is mostly great to work with, but there's one aspect of her personality / approach that I am really struggling with. She clearly believes that the other people in our workplace are out to get away with whatever they can, and that unless she watches them like a hawk they'll be taking advantage and trying to get one over on her. We're in a small (kind-of) business, she does all the HR / salaries / timesheets etc. Whenever someone calls in sick or needs a day off because their child is ill, her first reaction is always that they are trying it on and that if they'd just tried harder or were more committed, they would have come in.
Are people mostly like this? I know I'm not, I tend to trust people to do what they've said and assume that they tell the truth, do their best etc. But looking around.. my PIL read the Mail and they always assume the worst of people - politicians, celebrities, etc. It's like they are waiting to be proved right when things like the MP expenses scandal come to light. DH can be a bit like this: when our children do something wrong and we talk to them, his attitude is a bit like "here we are with you letting us down again, I don't know why we expected any better when you keep doing XYZ". And the thread I read - it talked about UC administrators / system assuming that claimants are trying to cheat the system all the time.
So am I being totally naive, and people really are out for what they can get? Or should I persist with my Pollyana attitude and challenge my colleague when she says these things about people?
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BogstandardBelle · 19/10/2018 12:38
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