Sometimes when communicating, people tend to understand the feelings of others but do not necessarily agree with them. Sometimes when friends come to me with problems and relationship issues, I may understand why they are upset but I might not agree with the reason for their behaviors. One could say that this could be called sympathy. But in fact sympathy, where you relate to the others feelings, is completely opposite in the fact that understanding/relating, and agreeing are two completely different factors.

At my Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream I deal with peers that are about the same age as me. We all have school stress, girl problems, and money problems. We all, whether we like to admit it or not, experience the same hardships that every other typical teenager experience. There is this one boy at my work named Mike. Mike is in college and has a girlfriend, who is extremely manipulative and controlling. Mike and I are both Shift Supervisors with the same responsibilities and salary. I try my hardest to do my job good and to make sure the store is spotless before I leave. Likewise I expect others to do the same. For the past month Mike has been calling out sick, doing the bare minimum when at work and is constantly taking 25 minute breaks to go outside and talk to his girlfriend.