I’m annoyed. I’m all for someone telling me that my stuff isn’t right. I always acknowledge their position and welcome any suggestions.
What I can’t STAND is when someone gets all worked up about something and gets all righteous. Without details, yesterday someone suggested that maybe I hadn’t chosen the best way to do something. I acknowledged that he was correct, but also stated that we did the best we could with the resources we had and that I’d forward his email to the people who could help him.
Then he responded and BLASTED me . . . telling me how awful it was and how awful I was and how could I even think that was OK blah blah blah and if he sent his information to those people would they just put it where he didn’t want it to be anyway blah blah blah.
Um, OK . . . when that happens, I stop listening. I accept the criticism, I acknowledge it, and I welcome suggestions. But when you have no suggestions for improvement and continue to blast me, I won’t listen.
And BTW dude? I’m VOLUNTEERING for this position. We’ve asked for help a bazillion times. If you don’t want to offer your services, you can’t continue to complain. We’re doing the best we can.
Welcome to my world!!! Although I must say this year hasn’t been bad. But yesterday it all came in spades!
It makes me very angry when someone won’t step to the plate and help, but makes a judgement call on you. Obviously this person has his own issues and it probably has nothing to do with your decisions.
Our lives are busy enough, without the volunteering, and we should be respected for giving our time and doing the best job that we can do given the resourses we have to work with on that job.
I hope you have a great day tomorrow and it makes up for the insult today.
There are a lot of people who respect you and appreciate you for being there.