DougH 270 #1 June 17, 2008 ...they suck! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #2 June 17, 2008 They exist only to piss off folks like you and I, for sure. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffNo 0 #3 June 17, 2008 Especially when their work is at the DZ. Videographers that throw rigs out of "their" packing area, or kick peoples' line while packing, rather than just asking people to move, are the worst. Sorry. I know you’re probably having a bad day, but I still can’t get over how rude some people can be. Stays with me for days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #4 June 17, 2008 Quote... Sorry. I know you’re probably having a bad day, but I still can’t get over how rude some people can be. Stays with me for days Why do you allow it to stay with you for days? You probably have absolutely nothing to do with their behavior, so there is no reason why you should allow it to affect you so much. The vast majority of the time, the way other people behave has absolutely nothing to do with the people they encounter for a few moments a day, and has everything to do with what's going on in their own life and the lens through which they're looking at the world. Maybe that videographer had just been yelled at by his boss. Maybe he has a child in the hospital and really doesn't want to be at work because he's worried sick. Or maybe he's just an asshole. It doesn't really matter. His behavior has nothing to do with you, so brush it off, try to think the best of him, and move on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreefallFro 0 #5 June 17, 2008 QuoteEspecially when their work is at the DZ. Videographers that throw rigs out of "their" packing area, or kick peoples' line while packing, rather than just asking people to move, are the worst. Is this really the kind of crap that has been witnessed at a DZ?? Sounds like someone needed to be taken behind the building for a RE PACK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gjhdiver 0 #6 June 17, 2008 Quote Maybe that videographer had just been yelled at by his boss. Maybe he has a child in the hospital and really doesn't want to be at work because he's worried sick. Or maybe he's just an asshole. It doesn't really matter. His behavior has nothing to do with you, so brush it off, try to think the best of him, and move on. This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #7 June 17, 2008 Quote This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FreefallFro 0 #8 June 17, 2008 Quote Quote This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? I know me personally would sleep better at night knowing I took up for myself and anyone else that might be getting disrespected around me. Besides assholes are easier to pick out of a crowd if they have a black ring around an eye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gjhdiver 0 #9 June 19, 2008 Quote People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? Absolutely, it's just not the reaction they were looking for when I bite 'em. Consider it my gift to the world. I'll retrain them as fast as they come up to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites banesanura 1 #10 June 19, 2008 My circumstance isn't snotty coworkers- but people that I don't understand.... I am a minority and for some reason this action never ceases to amazing me. I had a conversation with a coworker about her relocating into the suburbs to get her children out of the Chicago Public School system. Me:The western suburbs have EXCELLENT schools. Coworker: " Thats true, but they dont have these in the west suburbs" and points to her wrist. Me: Looking confused: "time- watches?" Coworker: No - Black people. They don't have black people in the west suburbs. Me: I was in fucking shock and speechless. I didn't know how to answer. Needless to say- I was angry that she would deny her children a better education because of some far fetched self imposed racial stigma.Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
gjhdiver 0 #6 June 17, 2008 Quote Maybe that videographer had just been yelled at by his boss. Maybe he has a child in the hospital and really doesn't want to be at work because he's worried sick. Or maybe he's just an asshole. It doesn't really matter. His behavior has nothing to do with you, so brush it off, try to think the best of him, and move on. This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #7 June 17, 2008 Quote This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreefallFro 0 #8 June 17, 2008 Quote Quote This will just make you an easier victim in future. I don't put up with any shit from anyone. You can't retrain an asshole, but you can make them stop behaving like one to you if they know that there will be consequences. People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? I know me personally would sleep better at night knowing I took up for myself and anyone else that might be getting disrespected around me. Besides assholes are easier to pick out of a crowd if they have a black ring around an eye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #9 June 19, 2008 Quote People who are genuine assholes want a reaction. If they're ignored, they'll go find someone else who is more receptive to their poison. Why would you waste your own energy dealing with someone like that? Absolutely, it's just not the reaction they were looking for when I bite 'em. Consider it my gift to the world. I'll retrain them as fast as they come up to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #10 June 19, 2008 My circumstance isn't snotty coworkers- but people that I don't understand.... I am a minority and for some reason this action never ceases to amazing me. I had a conversation with a coworker about her relocating into the suburbs to get her children out of the Chicago Public School system. Me:The western suburbs have EXCELLENT schools. Coworker: " Thats true, but they dont have these in the west suburbs" and points to her wrist. Me: Looking confused: "time- watches?" Coworker: No - Black people. They don't have black people in the west suburbs. Me: I was in fucking shock and speechless. I didn't know how to answer. Needless to say- I was angry that she would deny her children a better education because of some far fetched self imposed racial stigma.Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites