I was out this morning for (likely) the last skate of the season. I beat the freezing rain. I wasn't out at 7 a.m. with the Ottawa hardcore MEC crowd. I was out there a bit later with a lot of hearty-looking seniors as well as a few oppressed-looking young fathers who had been sent out with children.
Side rant: Has anyone noticed how unfriendly a lot of Ottawa folk are? I'm not just talking about my porridge-faced neighbour who has trouble saying hello. This morning I greeted people on the way to the canal with a friendly, "Good morning." The only person who responded was a mentally-challenged gentleman.
Showing posts with label rudeness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rudeness. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
"Yep" is not a word....
Irritation of the day: "Yep" is not an appropriate email response. It is rude. I don't even think "yep" should be spoken.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Two Annoyances Today
I know the topic of technology and rudeness is a tired one. Well, too fucking bad. You're going to hear about it more here!
Two annoyances today. The first one - An interaction with an underling who has not done the best job communicating with me and I told him so. I communicated this over the phone, while listening to the click click of his keyboard. When I asked a question, of course, he had to respond with, "Huh. Oh pardon me?" I said, "I can hear that you are busy with your typing, so I will let you go now, but in the future, please communicate blah blah blah blah." He said a feeble, "Sorry" and then hung up. Annoying little fledgling technocrat!
Second annoying interaction today. I called someone to arrange the time we are going to meet. In the midst of working out logistics, she rushes the conversation, saying, "I'm actually on the other line." I say, "Oh, why then did you pick up the phone?". There is a silence, followed by me saying "OK, then, Goodbye."
Future actions: If annoyance number #1 happens again, I'm going to just say, "I can hear that you are too busy to talk on the phone, so I will hang up now", and then just hang up. Same for the second annoyance, except that I will no longer say goodbye. Yes, I know, fighting rudeness with rudeness doesn't make sense. But, I don't give a rat's ass.
Two annoyances today. The first one - An interaction with an underling who has not done the best job communicating with me and I told him so. I communicated this over the phone, while listening to the click click of his keyboard. When I asked a question, of course, he had to respond with, "Huh. Oh pardon me?" I said, "I can hear that you are busy with your typing, so I will let you go now, but in the future, please communicate blah blah blah blah." He said a feeble, "Sorry" and then hung up. Annoying little fledgling technocrat!
Second annoying interaction today. I called someone to arrange the time we are going to meet. In the midst of working out logistics, she rushes the conversation, saying, "I'm actually on the other line." I say, "Oh, why then did you pick up the phone?". There is a silence, followed by me saying "OK, then, Goodbye."
Future actions: If annoyance number #1 happens again, I'm going to just say, "I can hear that you are too busy to talk on the phone, so I will hang up now", and then just hang up. Same for the second annoyance, except that I will no longer say goodbye. Yes, I know, fighting rudeness with rudeness doesn't make sense. But, I don't give a rat's ass.
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