David Ortiz, DH for The Boston Red Sox, was the lead story on ESPN over the weekend, not because his team won, (which they did), but because of an outburst in which he demolished a telephone using his baseball bat, almost hitting another teammate. Now, I’ll admit, watching this man have a temper tantrum is highly amusing, (seriously check out the video for a laugh), but he’s lucky enough to be in a position to get away with it. If one of us ‘normal’ folks had an episode like Ortiz did at our workplace, we would probably be fired. Ortiz is not even being suspended for his indiscretion.
For 99% of the population who are not celebrities/athletes, etc, keeping emotions in check while at work is extremely important. Stories tend to stay with people, and if a story shows you in a bad light, not only does the story usually get embellished, it also becomes the first thing people associate with you. The banking community tends to be a tight one. People know each other and of each other. This is true in almost every industry. Through our experience as recruiters, we know that a person’s reputation can most certainly precede them.
What I’m saying is this. The next time you are a little miffed at work, sit down, relax, grab a coffee. Don’t pull an Ortiz and start destroying property, but more importantly, don’t destroy work relationships and your good name in the heat of the moment.
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