This morning, I got to my office and went through the back entrance. I noticed that one of the two large glass doors was smashed in. It appears like someone tried to break it. Here is a picture of it a bit later, after a maintenance guy tapped it up.

Shattered Glass Door Tapped Up

When I initially saw it, I was upset, but not really fully upset. It was first a feeling of why would someone do that, that is not nice, etc. But I then thought, if this happened to my house, I would be incredibly upset. Why am I not more upset about the vandalized property here, then I would be at my own home?

I know the answers are obvious:

  • It is not my home
  • My personal space was not vandalized
  • This wont cost me money directly
  • It didnt happen to me

But the truth is, someone owns the building. It will cost someone money (I am sure my rent covers things like this, if not insurance).

There are certain things that upset me tremendously, even when I am not directly impacted. When I hear of people losing their jobs, I get incredibly upset and disappointed. I work for myself, so I don't think I will "lose my job" but knowing that people have families to support and not having a paycheck to count on. Well, honestly, that is very upsetting. If I hear of someone I know that lost their job, it honestly ruins my day. Yea, big deal - it ruins my day, but this guys future can be in serious trouble. But it upsets me way more than seeing vandalized property. In fact, I think hearing about people losing their jobs would upset me more than if my own glass door was smashed in.

Anyway - this is just a rant, cause I haven't talked about virtually nothing in a while. ;-)