I stopped by a supermarket to buy some few things. After I had picked what I wanted, I went straight to the cashier to pay. When I got there, the cashier was watching a movie on her phone. It took her 2 minutes after I had stood there to attend to me. Even as she was attending to me, her eyes was still fixed on her phone. I paid her and was waiting for my balance. She gave me my balance and guess what? She paid excess. I didn't notice it until I arrived home and wanted to put some money into my piggy bank.
Now imagine she also over paid like 5 other persons just like she did with me. What do you think will happen to this business? Of course it is heading for a collapse. This is the reason why some businesses you see today end up not lasting for a long time. Because of the attitude of the workers. It is okay to unwind sometimes but it is a NO NO during working hours. If this cashier had concentrated there is no way she would have overpaid thereby causing losses in the business. Even the Holy book stated that "there is time for everything". If you do the right thing at the wrong time in your business, you are heading for a great fall in your business.
Just like in this case, sometimes the people working for you may just be the ones to collapse your business. That's why every now and then, it is advisable to sensitize your workers. Teach them the do's and don't's of your business. Some business owners have CCTV cameras in their buildings which helps them monitor the activities around their business premises. In fact I encourage every business owner to have these facilities that can help them monitor the day to day activities of their businesses. Imagine if this supermarket had a CCTV camera I am sure someone or even the manager would have noticed this lackadaisical attitude of this worker and called her attention to it.
Employees need to also understand that keeping you in charge of a business is a huge responsibility and as such should be treated like yours. I am sure if this business was the cashier's own, she wouldn't have acted the way she did at all. Sometimes these employees just behave anyhow because the business is not theirs. That you don't have a business today doesn't mean you won't have tomorrow. So have a good attitude and treat every business that you work in as yours.
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