I sent an IM to someone on a call this morning congratulating him on responding to something that came up without the use of the words "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?"
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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I yell at my kids, but never at work. And I'm working on yelling less at my kids.
I think I may have yelled at people occasionally as a small child. But I can't think of any time where I've yelled at someone since.
I sent an IM to someone on a call this morning congratulating him on responding to something that came up without the use of the words "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?"
I sometimes ask my boss to give me credit for restraint in responding to certain people.
Now I'm thinking of the time when a driver almost ran me down because he was looking to his left for cars instead of directly in front of him. So I ended up with my hands on his car's hood, running backwards (because I couldn't get out of the way in time) as he pulled out into the intersection.
I didn't yell then. Even though my life was in serious danger and yelling would have alerted the driver. That kind of freaks me out--I can't yell to save my life?
I don't yell at work ever. Like Kat, I feel it means I lost control and that means I'm not being effective. At home, I really only yell at our pets, and then only when required. Jason and I both came from first marriages where there were a lot of yelling and dramatic door-slamming kinds of fights, and both of us did not like it and tend to be pretty measured, even when we are having a big disagreement. Not that yelling and drama doesn't work for some people, because it does, but it's really not my cup of tea.
Just yesterday I yelled at the thuggish neighbor cat who ran into my apartment when I had my hands too full of grocery bags to stop him. I also picked him up and threw his fuzzy butt out the door. I don't see any of those things as appropriate for the workplace.
I never really yelled except sometimes at the dogs. This has changed VERY recently and my temper is much shorter in general. It hasn't happened often by any means, but I have yelled, much to my surprise and to those around me.
I yelled about a client after I got off the phone and my receptionist nearly jumped out of his chair. He is even more mild manner than I am and was totally shocked.
I really dislike being questioned about things that I did that have nothing to do with the other person. I dislike having my time wasted going over things with people when what I did was correct and they are just being micro-managing busy bodies. If it is a boss I will endure, but I know they see my displeasure in my face. If it is a peer, I lose my patience and raise my voice like I would with mac being a toot. BECAUSE
I need to practice "It doesn't concern you".
We yell to have a conversation at home, but I don't bring that to work.
I have a great deal of relief that I finally finished this Supernatural picture. I was totally blocked drawing anything I conceived of from the ground up.
NO FITBIT.