This morning i had an entertaining meeting where i was able to interact with someone new. Within minutes of my arrival I was insulted by this person whom I had just met, so we were already off to an inauspicious start. He posed a question to me a few minutes later, though i doubt he really understood the breadth and scope of the question and the answer it required. I hesistated in forming a response and before I could utter a word he interrupts with, ” I need a yes or a no and i don’t need pensive look.” the thought bubble going through my head at the time was…
actually @$$hole i was trying to gauge how much of an idiot you are so i can dumb the answer down so you could even remotely understand…
at least he was helpful, obviously he can only understand monosyllabic words.
By the way the answer was - Yes.
August 3rd, 2006 at 1:43 am
Reminds me of so many people I’ve worked with over the last 22 months!
August 3rd, 2006 at 9:05 am
If the person is not your superior, then tell them to &%$# off.
August 3rd, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Even if they are your superior, sometimes a good scolding is appropriate…
August 5th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
I agree- someone who is a guest, should have the decency to respect those who are in their own office, regardless of his position relative to them. To come in and insult someone he just met in a business environment shows lack of understanding of basic leadership, and ought to be shown the door until he can clean up his act and be more professional.
I don’t expect someone to be my friend just because we may work together, but without some mutual respect, our business together will not likely prosper.
August 7th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Fun blog. Like the Cincy pics.
Chad Jarnagin
http://www.theblogstar.com
August 25th, 2006 at 9:37 am
ARGH! These people drive me nuts. C’mon person, pick up a leadership book sometime. Or perhaps they don’t read. Any kind of disrespect in a public business setting is ridiculous.