Workplace Observation Paper

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The intricate way the human brain causes certain individuals to react to other individuals in surroundings is a captivating thing to inquire, especially when looking at behavioral differences within different age groups. While observing everyday individuals, such as customers in a department store one would be able to indicate many behavioral differences in a short amount of time. With certain environmentally components and simply the person’s own personality and attitude a wide range of interactions can be witnessed. Upon entry of the department store the rapidly crowded with people, straight off of work in a hurry to get home after the long, taxing day. The lights gleamed on the face of each person as they sauntered through the automatic …show more content…

Her four children, unable to remain quiet grabbed onto the cart despite her pleas against it. Irritated with their disobedience the woman snapped and yelled the children. The oldest of the four grabbed the younger ones by the wrist and pulled them off the cart. The woman took an exasperated breath and walked into the produce section. The woman began to gather her necessities and groceries and the older child kept the younger children quiet. The children eventually left their mother’s water and wandered into the toy section where they made a mess of the clean aisles and organized barbie dolls. The two younger girls fought over a blonde barbie doll and bother began to cry. The doll was thrown on the ground, no longer cared about or worth fighting over, once the girls saw the assortment of princess skirts and crowns. The young boy walked clumsily to the container holding large balls and struggled to retrieve one and roll it on the ground. The children, still naive and free spirited payed no mind to the provoked customers. They knew not of their irritated gazes but only of the caring eyes of their mother, who unconditionally loved them despite their cries. Customers walked passed the children, often times rolling their eyes in disgust not remembering the feelings of childhood. One mumbled “Where is their mother” as she shook her head and advanced through the aisle. The mother of the children found her juveniles in the toy aisle and shook her head, stressed by the pressures of parenthood. She gathered her children and made her way to the checkout lane where customer were positioned in line complaining about the interim before they could flee the store. The cashier moved swiftly in an attempt to get things moving to please the waiting customers. She handed the mother the change and she and her four children left the store. As the woman exited the store, groceries in the cart and children at the toe, the rain

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