By all rights, she should’ve been seething mad. Her assistant’s blunder caused serious issues regarding scheduling, which would significantly reduce revenue.
Yet, she wasn’t mad. In fact, she cheerfully dealt with all the complications, confusing the anxious assistant. “But isn’t this a bad thing?” the young fellow asked.
“It could be. Or, we can take this extra time as an opportunity to make our product even better, and become even more successful. I’ll tell you a secret: I made a similar blunder when I entered this industry, but effectively under-promised and over-delivered. Now I can afford to hire you.”
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This story was written for the Carrot Ranch January 23, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that is optimistic. Feel free to explore optimism in all its forms from a positive mindset to toxic positivity. Is it a heartfelt story or a devious one? So much wiggle room for the optimistic writer. Go where the prompt leads!
Elderberry Tea 
Reminds me of turning lemons into lemonade. 🙂
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I bet the boss would love the association. 🙂
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Good take on turning a downside into a positive outlook. Lovely charming story! 🙂
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Things aren’t always so doom and gloom.
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I hope the assistant has taken in all the optimism.
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Once he lets go of the breath he was holding while anticipating a pay cut.
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🙂
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A very positive message here Nichole.
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Thanks, Sadje 😊 It was a lovely prompt to respond to.
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You’re most welcome
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Very lovely! I wish my bosses were like her.
Then again, if they were, I wouldn’t trust it. I’d just wait for the Xanax to wear off….
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In this capitalist world, one does have to be quite optimistic to even believe that bosses like her exist. So many of them think so short term.
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I happen to like my bosses. But if they weren’t stressed out, I’d think there was a substance (we’ll stick with Xanax lol) causing them to be more relaxed than usual.
Also, I’m one of the employees who does what needs to be done while simultaneously knowing that I’m going to get yelled at about something, and if they haven’t figured out something by noon, I’ll find something by 12:30 just to get it over with lol
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Lovely story. Mistakes are made, and the kind boss remembered her own once upon a time. There’s always a positive! 😉
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Thanks, Gloria. There always is one. 🙂
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We’ve all learned from mistakes I’m sure. A great example of turning negatives into positives!
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It’s a good skill to become practiced at. Thanks, Keith 🙂
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I’m sure this approach will be more productive than reprimanding the employee; they will be more thoughtful and loyal going forward.
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I tell my students that mistakes are learning opportunities. I don’t see why that should stop when they finish school and start in the workforce.
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