Today at work I had my first blow out with one of my co-workers. It really wasn’t a blow out, it was more of me stating my mind. I am in charge of an event on Friday. That’s cool. Except the person who is supposed to be telling me what to do with the event, because he would normally be in charge of it, but is going on vacation, has left me in the dark on certain issues. I know it isn’t intentional, but my biggest pet peeve in life is when people make me look like an idiot. Trust me I am more than capable of making myself look like an idiot. I don’t need anyone else’s help.
So when the two of us went off-site today to do some errands, I told him that I was stressed out and upset that he made me look like an idiot at our meeting this morning in front of the whole staff. After it was all said and done he said that he was really glad I talked to him about it. That it was a good sign of communication and then he apologized. He also asked if there was anything he could do to make me feel better. This afternoon was spent working with him on a project to help get me more prepared for Friday’s event. I was very thankful he took the time today to help me out. He also said he was very glad that I wasn’t passive and that I can voice my opinion when I needed to and he was impressed with that. So all-in-all today ended on a good note, even if it didn’t start out on a good one.
