Here is another story from my days in Human Resources. This activity killed three hours of time for the whole department and ripped out the heart of every parent.
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“My Children Were Kidnapped” – There was an employee who had three young children in elementary school. Her mother always picked them up after school, took them home and babysits until someone came home from work. One day the employee started screaming at her desk. It was really loud screaming. The kind that you don’t hear at work. Bloodcurdling!! Everyone stopped working and came running.
The employee’s mother was at the school. She called the employee to say that the children were not there. No one saw who picked them up. The grandmother thought someone had kidnapped them and her daughter reacted.
Her supervisor called the police who came immediately. She was absolutely hysterical. She had no idea why someone would do that. She had no money for ransom. The police couldn’t get any information out of her. Then she received the call from her husband. It seems that she had asked him to pick up the kids that day…..need I say more?
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Sadly, I think I once worked with her, or was her or… ?! I used to thrive on drama. I like to think I out grew it. What surprises me now is I never got fired or even reprimanded for idiotic behavior. Interesting post.
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Feelings of helplessness and impending doom overwhelm. Support, no matter what the result, is indelible. Glad this worked out. Too many don’t.
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I have to say that I could imagine myself doing that. You helped me start my day with a smile. Thanks.
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I remember the terror one day when I went to collect my grandson from pre school and they said he was not there. Before resorting to hysterical screams, I quickly called my daughter who explained that his dad got off work early that day and had collected him. He forgot to tell me !!! Whew!!!!
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Ah, but you have logic! I am not making a judgement but sometimes there is no logic to actions.
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How do you apologize for panic?
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You don’t. You revel in the fact that your children are safe and everyone else be damned. Actually I was glad it was over in a few hours and I always knew that I would write about it somehow.
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