JaniceM
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- still lost between two shores..
I'm hoping other members can input: is this a modern trend, a local thing, or something altogether different? (the approach that nobody's responsible for what they do, nor are they responsible for the consequences)
MY viewpoint:
1. Human beings are not perfect, so anyone can make an honest mistake. However, a person should own up to it, and then at least try to set things right.
2. When it's not an "honest mistake" at all, individuals should be held accountable for their actions.
One example: a contractor did a job with extremely shoddy workmanship, complications were left that I've needed to deal with. While this happens frequently with various individuals, this one particular incident has been really messy: he tore a hole in the outer wall, so whenever it rained it came in and flooded the room.
After this occurred four times I approached landlord to request supplies to fix it.
As I didn't receive enough supplies, the same problem happened a couple of days ago. So what I'm doing now: gritting teeth and hoping the repair job I did yesterday was sufficient- that the caulk is dry enough to prevent more flooding.
It's only one of the many instances in which not doing it isn't an option, but nobody's ever said thank you, and certainly never paid me for the time and work I've put in doing other people's jobs or correcting their mistakes.
Another example: a tenant committed repeated acts of criminal mischief in the laundry room- vandalism, etc. The way the landlord responded to this: put a new lock on the door, and would not give any of us tenants keys. Instead of taking the sensible course of action- to turn the individual in to law enforcement, make him pay for the damages, and ban him from the property- he simply left all the rest of us without laundry facilities that we need. (and it was only quite recently I learned this is against the law).
Another example I've heard referred to as "flaking." Individuals say they'll do something or be somewhere, and without an excuse or reason simply shrug it off.
Is the concept of responsibility something few people these days believe in, or is there some connected factor that I'm not aware of?
MY viewpoint:
1. Human beings are not perfect, so anyone can make an honest mistake. However, a person should own up to it, and then at least try to set things right.
2. When it's not an "honest mistake" at all, individuals should be held accountable for their actions.
One example: a contractor did a job with extremely shoddy workmanship, complications were left that I've needed to deal with. While this happens frequently with various individuals, this one particular incident has been really messy: he tore a hole in the outer wall, so whenever it rained it came in and flooded the room.
After this occurred four times I approached landlord to request supplies to fix it.
As I didn't receive enough supplies, the same problem happened a couple of days ago. So what I'm doing now: gritting teeth and hoping the repair job I did yesterday was sufficient- that the caulk is dry enough to prevent more flooding.
It's only one of the many instances in which not doing it isn't an option, but nobody's ever said thank you, and certainly never paid me for the time and work I've put in doing other people's jobs or correcting their mistakes.
Another example: a tenant committed repeated acts of criminal mischief in the laundry room- vandalism, etc. The way the landlord responded to this: put a new lock on the door, and would not give any of us tenants keys. Instead of taking the sensible course of action- to turn the individual in to law enforcement, make him pay for the damages, and ban him from the property- he simply left all the rest of us without laundry facilities that we need. (and it was only quite recently I learned this is against the law).
Another example I've heard referred to as "flaking." Individuals say they'll do something or be somewhere, and without an excuse or reason simply shrug it off.
Is the concept of responsibility something few people these days believe in, or is there some connected factor that I'm not aware of?
