This is just a random bit of rambling that I would like to get off my chest. Yesterday, I had a horrible encounter with someone who is supposed to be very intelligent and professional. This person treated me like someone who has been locked in box in Antarctica for the last twenty years with only a TV that only plays Little House on the Prairie and The Brady Bunch and knows less than nothing about anything and everything. He kept making sly cutting comments that were very rude, unprofessional, and demeaning. I did my best to defend myself politely, but by the end of our 45-minute encounter I felt like dirt, began questioning why I am in this profession, wishing I was in that box in Antarctica, and was ready to start bashing in to him. However, I restrained myself and just vented to poor Tony about it all evening.
I learned the following four things from this encounter.
- No matter how smart you are, you look stupid and unprofessional when you demean another person.
- It is easy to point out other peoples faults when you are looking down your nose at them rather than looking at them in the eye.
- I NEVER want to make someone feel like I felt after this incident. I know that I have had my share of making people feel bad, but I don't ever want someone to feel the way I felt again.
- Mean People Stink!
1 comment:
I'm so sorry you had to deal with such an unkind person. That's an awful feeling that unfortunately we can all relate to.
All I can say is that you are one of the smartest individuals I know, and for someone to suggest that you know nothing is ridiculous. Knowing you, I'm sure your responses proved him wrong and made him realize you're not the type to submit to his belittling.
It sounds like this guy could benefit from watching a few episodes of Little House on the Prairie or the Brady Bunch.
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