I'm still a tattletale.

I'm going to admit it. I was a tattle tale growing up. It's a very hard thing to grow out of. Then again, now that I think about it, I was just being honest. But just like in elementary school, that honesty wasn't really appreciated. Like the other day when someone was returning headphones because they were a little scratchy. A coworker decided that he would just switch him some new headphones. I was like, whoa whoa whoa. Whoa. This doesn't sound right. And then he wanted me to sign off on the return. Little lights kept going off.

I kept glancing around, looking for my boss but of course, he'd decided to disappear. The customer was getting antsy, my coworker had already started the return. I started to sign the paper, my coworker had to know what he was doing right? And then dun dun dun DUUN! My boss came up the stairs. I called him over. The customer uttered the f word. Instantly I felt like I was back in elementary, telling on someone for something.

But now that I think about it, I was just being honest. I was just trying to do my job correctly. If it was really worth that customer being happy and thinking highly of me for me to be dishonest, then I'm the one with the problem not him.

I'm ok with people still treating me like a tattletale. As long as I'm honest.

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