wiffleball 4,661 Posted March 20, 2007 ...Than telling your boss he's completely, 100% wrong - and proving it?? My boss is a really nice guy - and hella sharp. But he's been SO wrong on SO many things with respect to my line of expertise. FFT notwithstanding, I write pretty well. Just got done writing a memo 'confirming' a few points from a meeting we had yesterday where he pretty much just flat out said I was wrong about a few things. Of course, I was right and he was wrong. Even if you know it at the time, you can't really force an argument. (Sure, back in the day, I did...) Also, You can't do the "I told you so", so you do one of these: "There was some question about ____________. I have subsequently confirmed that we indeed DO need to _______ This has been confirmed by ________and by______ . Additionally, this has been independently confirmed by _________ and is noted in statute ___________ (provided below)." (This would be known as the "dead horse" paragraph). That's the big difference between construction and white collar. Back in the day, you could just tell a guy to F off. Now, you tell him the same thing, but use 98 different pollysyllabic words to do so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fumbleweed 437 Posted March 20, 2007 Waving goodbye to my mother-in-law and knowing I won't see her again for several weeks is even more satisfying that that......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,102 Posted March 20, 2007 Now, you tell him the same thing, but use 98 different pollysyllabic words to do so. ...and you throw one of these in the e-mail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpbuckeye 2 Posted March 20, 2007 watching fox news makes me feel the same way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,661 Posted March 20, 2007 ...and you throw one of these in the e-mail. Only with the dames my frined. 'Cause ya know, they can sense "tone". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy 0 Posted March 20, 2007 I thought this was going to be a poop thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites