No, this is about people who can't seem to tell the difference between business and personal matters.
It's common knowledge that I am a business woman, I own and run a night club. Any given weekend you can see my sunshiny smiling face behind the bar (yes I'm being sarcastic). From the moment I step foot into that bar I am all business. Friend, foe, or family member, no longer exist for me, you are now either a customer or an employee.
I do my best to treat everyone with respect until they give me reason to do otherwise; what that means is no matter who you are if you fuck up, I'm going to let you know and treat you accordingly.
My dearest employees (past,present, and future):
Get this through your skulls, if I didn't like you on a personal level you wouldn't/won't work for me long. I'm the boss and one of the only perks of that is not being forced to endure coworkers that I can't stand.
However, I can't be friends with my staff. Not meaning that I won't be friendly or that we won't chit chat at work but don't get your panties in a twist if I don't hang out with you socially. I've been burned too many times in the past by "friends" that I've had working for me. I learned a valuable lesson by it, an employee that considers themselves my friend expects special considerations or exemptions when it comes to work (there are a few exceptions to this rule and they know who they are.) and then get hurt when they realize that they aren't special, not when it comes to my business. If you're fucking off at work you are fucking with my livelihood and I won't stand for it. No one is irreplaceable and you're not exempt from that rule no matter how close we are.
There have been times in the past that I've been backed into a corner and not been able to "punish" bad behavior but I have a long memory so if you currently work for me and think you've gotten away with your stupid bullshit, think again.
My friends, or people who think they are my friends:
I love it when friends come in to party it up. I enjoy my bartender/hostess role and helping my friends relax and have a good time. It's always nice to have a bar full of people that I enjoy it makes everyone's night nicer.
Having said that, if you come into my club and act like a stupid jackass don't expect me to coddle or baby you. Anyone that is truly my friend damn well knows that I will be the first person to call you out on your bullshit and that is especially so if it's in my bar. In fact if we truly are friends I'll actually probably be harder on you than I would be with some random asshole. I hold my friends to a higher standard and if you are going to behave like and idiot, I have no use for you in my life. There have been some people who have learned this lesson the hard way, some handled it better than others but either way they all now know not to expect special treatment if they've screwed up during my business hours. So let me say this in case I haven't made it clear, if I'm working don't expect me to treat you any differently than I would a complete stranger; all the same rules apply to you as they do to anyone else. As I said before, if you're fucking up in my bar, you're screwing with my livelihood and no one likes to have their money fucked with.
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Also pretty common knowledge, I live right behind the club. Yes my HOME is directly behind it, it's quite convenient on delivery days and save a lot in gas money (please note the enunciation on home). When I'm at home I'm no longer in business mode, this is my personal sanctuary. Nothing boils my blood quite as much as when someone comes knocking on my front door with business related issues. If you want to talk to me about business related matters come talk to me when I'm at work during business hours. If you want to apply for a job and you come to my home not only will I tell you to go to the bar while it's open but I guarantee you that your application will go directly in the garbage if you come back to fill one out. If I wanted to apply for a job at the office down the street I sure as fuck wouldn't go to the owner's home to ask for a job. Have a little common courtesy you assholes! The one exception are people who have forgotten their credit cards the night before but even that has its limitations. For those who have knocked on my door before 10 in the morning FUCK YOU!
Moral of the story: If it's business don't take it personally, and if it's personal don't bring it to my business. If you can't make a distinction between the two, you're an idiot, we aren't friends and you're just fooling yourself.
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