LESSON 3: The art of war (GoldenBoy style).
GoldenBoy-Intro
Hi, my name is Richard-Jonathan. I am 31 years old. Starting just a few short weeks ago I started a new job as a painting overseer for a large construction company that specializes in the interior and exterior painting of tower block housing. They need someone to control the painters, watch over them and organize them. Being an English guy has a lot of 'pros' and not too many 'cons' I've come to learn, especially if you are one of the very few who live in Northern Spain and happen to speak their language to the perfection. When I found this job I was just making stuff up to say but fortunately my GoldenBoy charm did its work and now I'm into the very interesting business of watching people paint.
Being a GoldenBoy sometimes causes problems too:
A new guy came today (a Pakistani) I recieved a call from the boss and was told to give him work; which I did. We work split shift and on the second half I came to find the pakistani's all shouting at each other. I dont understand thier 'fuck talk' but I did understand what was going on. It seems one of the pakistanis has a superiority complex and believes he has the right to tell the others what to do and dominate his fellow country men. I stayed silent and continued with my work. I was informed later by the new guy that they had argued over who was in charge. He had told the other pakistani that he recieved orders only from me. Suddenly I'm caught up in civil war. I decided to stay out of it. Later on the pakistani boss guy came to see me, implied i worked badly and slowly as he sniggered. I realised I was caught in the middle like it or not and silence wasnt going to help. I felt the knots begin to form on my forehead and gritted my teeth. He must have realized by the look in my eyes what was about to happen and fled. I decided I needed to put this guy in his place but being a GoldenBoy things have a way or working out without my intervention. An hour later the owner of the company called us to help bring in the new materials. After unoading he winked at me and made a signal for me to stay but so did this other guy. The owner walked towards us and with a look of disgust sent the pakistani to work. Did I mention I'm GoldenBoy? Did I mention that the owner of the company is actually a friend of mine and we play pool regulary?
This year I decided to take leave of my studies as an I.T. engineer at the university of La Rioja while I concentrate on other aspects of my life. Up until now I've been wondering from job to job looking for one that suits me even in these times of financial crisis. Who knows maybe one day I'll even save the world.
