I'm willing to share small tidbits of me. Who I am. What I experience. Why I do what I do. Just ramdom thoughts from me. Enjoy!
Who?
Name::Random me From::California, United States
I am a wife and mother of two boys. I work full-time in the electronics industry. It took me 6 years to graduate college (no, I'm not embarrassed-I finished, Dammit!) SJSU class of 1990. I love to cook, because I love good food. I'll pass on sweets, but will eat something with garlic or onion in a minute. I HATE cheese, except Mozzerella on pizza-and that has to be combination pizza. I hate chick flicks, but love a good thriller. My husband and I are real estate investors on the side. View my complete profile
Do you know any one that just talks too damn much? Sure you do. Ah hell! You may be THAT person that talks to damn much to everyone else. Have you ever met someone and quickly decided to avoid them simply because they talk and talk and talk and talk and they are boring. It's ok to talk a lot and have your audience fascinated. But pay attention people, if your audience is fading-shut the fuck up! Seriously.
I know people that never realize that they are boring you, yet you cant shut them up. They do not take any of the queues-visual or verbal. I get concerned when I pull something out, start reading it and the talker keeps talking. WE have a problem here.
For the most part, I don't like talking on the phone. It's not that I hate it, but I like to address the subject at hand, catch up, tell a story, whatever. I dont like being on the phone with either party struggling for conversation. Seriously-let's get 'er done, dude!
At work, I am on the phone all day long. Sometimes, it's a worthwhile conversation. Something is getting accomplished, quickly and efficiently. Then there are those other calls that I get the moment I walk in the door from co-workers. I dont mind a customer calling me first thing in the morning, but a co-worker--for some reason, that bugs me. (Especially when they know it 'bugs' me) Dont people know the first thing you want to do it boot your computer, get some tea or coffee, check your emails and voicemails, maybe even jawjack with people in the office (All while doing the aforemention necessary tasks, mind you) Can you give me until at least 8:06? Puuullleeaaaaseee!
I always get this call:
him: "Good morning." me: "Good morning." him: "Did you get my email?" me: "No, I'm still booting up." him: "Yea I wanted to go over the email I sent you." me: "Why'd you send me an email AND call me?" him: "I just wanted to make sure you understood the urgency." me: :::::::scratches head:::::::: me: "Why not just put "URGENT" in the header?" him: "Yea, that's true, but I'll hold until you boot and let's go over it."
O H D E A R G O D ! ! !
This is all pre-caffeine, people! Pre-caffiene! I've only dealt with the assholes on the freeway and the idiots cutting in at the metering lights thus far today. Most certainly, you don't want to deal with me when I am in no mood....
Was this call/conversation/annoyance really necessary? Was it? NO! It wasnt! I'm busy. Ok, not busy, but not ready. Certainly!
Or I get the call from people that clearly over use the English language unnecessarily. I mean, is it really necessary to re-state your point three times, saying it with different words each time? Are you trying to prove that you're smart? Ok, well you're not, because I'm smart enough to know how to state what you just did succinctly and not waste so much of my listener's time. Are ya trying to let me know your "word-a-day-calendar 2003" has finally paid off? I am sooooo not interested.
And then they add in that one little over-used, trite, unnecesary catch phrase that makes my skin crawl---> "Because, at the end of the day...." I. hate. that. I tend to laugh out loud when it's used on me. I stop the offender and say, "Please. Please don't.-- That makes my skin crawl and I stopped listening to you the moment you said it.." To me, that phrase tells me you are fakin' the funk with American English--You've got nothing better in your arsenal and you really are not quite sure how to end your sentence. weak.
Wanna truly know what happens at "the end of the day"? I log off and go home and not *think* about this place. I'm with my family and friends. THAT is what goes down at the end of the day, my friends.
Posted by Random me ::
7:19 PM ::
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