Human Resources
I ran into my HR Manager today in the hall and I smiled at her. Her response was not nearly as friendly.
I'm sad to admit this was actually the mini-rant that went through my head...What in the world are you doing in human resources???!!! Okay, so, even if you're not a "people person", and that's the field you wind up in by random events in your life, not necessarily having set out to work with people, the natural assumption would be that you'd work at your people skills enough to smile back at one of the employees you're supposed to be there to help out. At least, that's what I would think. Maybe you're a great manager, and you do everything you're supposed to do, but really how effective can you be if you don't even seem nice to me?
Pretty harsh, right? And obviously, the woman only failed to smile at me. She could have easily been in a hurry and had her mind on something else. But, it did get me thinking. If you're in human resources, you gotta learn how to work with people, and how to do it effectively. No excuses about your personality, or how you're inclined, or that you're naturally shy or short with people or that you have a hard time around people you don't know very well. You just gotta up and do it. It's your job.
As much as I hate to say it, I'm an HR manager that isn't good with people, and who isn't willing to work on it.
I was given this rude awakening the other night when I was challenged by our pastor. We're about to embark on a church plant whose sole purpose is to reach the unchurched. And I'm all about singing with the worship team or changing diapers in the nursery or even cleaning the bathrooms! Ask me to go out of my comfort zone and serve by trying to reach the unsaved and having a conversation about spiritual things? Count me out. Guess what? I don't have a choice. I'm in HR. I gotta work with people.
As our pastor said, it's really easy for us to look at each other and think...Wow, it's so much easier for you Charlie. You're a pastor, you do this all the time. Or...It's so much easier for you Sara. You just have this bubbly personality and people are drawn to you. Oh well. So it's easier for them. Doesn't get me off the hook. As important as all the other areas of ministry are, we all have one big one we're responsible for, and it's the only one at the end of the day that really, really matters. It's telling people how Jesus has changed our lives and how He can change theirs. We can't save anyone, we can't change their minds, we can only let them in on what we know to be true.
The awesome thing is, there's nothing in the job description that God can't and won't do through us if we give Him the chance. We have to be willing to give it a shot.
After all, do you really want to argue with the Boss?
I'm sad to admit this was actually the mini-rant that went through my head...What in the world are you doing in human resources???!!! Okay, so, even if you're not a "people person", and that's the field you wind up in by random events in your life, not necessarily having set out to work with people, the natural assumption would be that you'd work at your people skills enough to smile back at one of the employees you're supposed to be there to help out. At least, that's what I would think. Maybe you're a great manager, and you do everything you're supposed to do, but really how effective can you be if you don't even seem nice to me?
Pretty harsh, right? And obviously, the woman only failed to smile at me. She could have easily been in a hurry and had her mind on something else. But, it did get me thinking. If you're in human resources, you gotta learn how to work with people, and how to do it effectively. No excuses about your personality, or how you're inclined, or that you're naturally shy or short with people or that you have a hard time around people you don't know very well. You just gotta up and do it. It's your job.
As much as I hate to say it, I'm an HR manager that isn't good with people, and who isn't willing to work on it.
I was given this rude awakening the other night when I was challenged by our pastor. We're about to embark on a church plant whose sole purpose is to reach the unchurched. And I'm all about singing with the worship team or changing diapers in the nursery or even cleaning the bathrooms! Ask me to go out of my comfort zone and serve by trying to reach the unsaved and having a conversation about spiritual things? Count me out. Guess what? I don't have a choice. I'm in HR. I gotta work with people.
As our pastor said, it's really easy for us to look at each other and think...Wow, it's so much easier for you Charlie. You're a pastor, you do this all the time. Or...It's so much easier for you Sara. You just have this bubbly personality and people are drawn to you. Oh well. So it's easier for them. Doesn't get me off the hook. As important as all the other areas of ministry are, we all have one big one we're responsible for, and it's the only one at the end of the day that really, really matters. It's telling people how Jesus has changed our lives and how He can change theirs. We can't save anyone, we can't change their minds, we can only let them in on what we know to be true.
The awesome thing is, there's nothing in the job description that God can't and won't do through us if we give Him the chance. We have to be willing to give it a shot.
After all, do you really want to argue with the Boss?
Emily
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