29 Nov 2006 @ 15:54, by Trent Crace
The other day at work I was being utterly bombarded with passive-aggressive behavior...
The other day at work I was being utterly bombarded with passive-aggressive behavior by my fellow employees. As I was sweeping the floors, I was thinking that the pattern consisted of a failure to act (usually failure to communicate) and then an agressive display as the person threw blame and accusations all over the room. Looking a little more deeply, I realized that this term "passive-agressive" is very accurate on one hand but totally imprecise on the other. It's actually a pattern of someone acting at cause (willfully withholding communication) and then playing the victim (effect). So when I was being confronted by this behavior (in other words, others blaming me for something) I simply looked back to when they willfully failed to do something.
So Jon, my fellow employee, I am sorry but if you wanted someone to clean the dishes so you didn't have to do it you should have spoken up when you were asked. Your failure to communicate is not my responsibilty. I didn't appreciate you blaming me and then accusing me of doing nothing but eating Chinese food and talking on my cell phone. By the way, I wasn't talking, I was checking one voice mail. In case you're wondering, it was my girlfriend and she had to tell me that she had heard The Cars tune "I Think You're Just What I Needed" in her bar. In the end, I simply have to thank you for walking out and forcing me to complete your closing duties for you. I enjoyed sweeping and mopping the floors UNTIL 12:30 IN THE MORNING!!!
What doesn't kill me...
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