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HR, Jung, and My Fitness Center

by Laurie on November 13, 2008

I joined a new fitness center in Raleigh — despite my aversion to wellness programs — and the corporate pressures of up-selling are foisted upon me from the very moment I walk through the door.

If someone isn’t trying to sell

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HR Underling November 13, 2008 at 9:14 am

Amen sista, amen.

Breanne Potter November 13, 2008 at 10:27 am

Jung’s version is: everything that irritates us about others can lead to a greater understanding of yourself.

My version is: everything that irritates us about others will lead to cursing, sarcasm and passive aggressive reactions (i.e. I’d draw devil horns on the Snoopy on the MetLife poster to prove a point).

Some days i like my version better.

Laurie November 13, 2008 at 8:32 pm

@HRU (thanks)

@Breanne Jung has some ideas, that old dood.

James Morrissey November 13, 2008 at 11:35 pm

I just figure that things that irritates me about others just irritates me.

The gym I go to is totally the opposite. They keep a bowl of Tootsie Roll minis on the counter (what’s up with THAT?), the people behind the counter CLEARLY do not patronize the place, and they make specific reference that there’s no commitment (HUH?). My kind of place, that.

Laurie November 13, 2008 at 11:41 pm

@JMorrissey I bring a tuckus roll to the gym every day.

Corey J Feldman November 18, 2008 at 10:41 am

The only time I can usually find to get the gym is before 6am. Not Surprisingly I don

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