COLLEGE RANT TIME! Strap on your seat belts, this is an epic one.
Context: I go to college to study music. There was a senior who needed a particular set of drums and instruments for a piece he was working on, and a graduate student in the work study program took his whole rig apart, assuming that it belonged to somebody else. Needless to say, the senior was furious, and their heated argument escalated into a full-on shouting match. The grad said he was just doing his job as a work study member, and then the senior accused him of not doing his job. The grad called the senior unprofessional, and then blasted his co-work study member, who was IN THE ROOM watching the argument play out. The grad accused her of not doing HER job, when the opposite is true: she works harder than him. (Who's the unprofessional one now?)
I was in a different room practicing some music, but I could hear the shouting coming from downstairs, as did the other people in the rooms next to mine. So another grad student, a junior, and I were standing outside our rooms on the upper floor, talking in hushed voices about what we were hearing. I know it's none of my business and it shouldn't be a personal concern of mine, but…come on! How freaking hard is it to ASK around, instead of assuming something? The grad student is known for being serious about his work, but he comes off as pushy and aggressive more often than not. And the senior, in his four years at my university, has seen it all and he knew to stand his ground (for which I applaud him). Naturally, word got around quickly and soon everyone was talking about it. Literally, EVERYONE sided with the senior and not the grad student. Even one of the grad's best friends planned to give him a phone call to talk about his behavior. Later, I talked with the work study member who had been insulted (she's my age), and told her that if she needed anything, I would help her. She works so hard, but she gets so much crap from everyone. I don't want that for her. She's one of the hardest working people in the department. I genuinely appreciate what she does.
My overall point: If people weren't so stubborn, bossy, and high-and-mighty all the time, and didn't make STUPID assumptions before carrying out their actions, this world would be a much better place, and everyone's lives would be easier. Also, no one should be work so hard and be ignored so intensely. If we showed more appreciation and respect for each other, that would also be a step in the right direction. But, as I know all too well, some people are going to do whatever the **** they want and they won't give a **** about who they hurt, or what damage they cause. A-holes will be a-holes, unfortunately.