[I was going to post this in the other thread, but I didn't want to mess up street's positive thread momentum.]
What "good deed" have you done?
For me, it was *not* punching megacorp's Senior Director in the nose when he sent an email to me, cc'ing my boss and another dotted-line boss, reminding me (he started the email with "Team", but it was addressed to me [and I was the one charged with handling the matter]) that he had requested weekly updates on the matter, had not seen anything in two weeks, and that this was the "final reminder".
Me (in my mind) - Here is the update you were sent eight days ago. And here is the update from one day ago, from the Teams meeting which you attended and where I presented the update. *Punch in the nose* I am leaving three days earlier than previously announced. This is your first, final, and only reminder.
Me (in real life) - Seeing that my boss had already replied with a nice, megacorp-approved politically correct explanation (which included, "I apologize for any confusion") I decided that I had nothing constructive to add and backed away from the keyboard.
What "good deed" have you done?
For me, it was *not* punching megacorp's Senior Director in the nose when he sent an email to me, cc'ing my boss and another dotted-line boss, reminding me (he started the email with "Team", but it was addressed to me [and I was the one charged with handling the matter]) that he had requested weekly updates on the matter, had not seen anything in two weeks, and that this was the "final reminder".
Me (in my mind) - Here is the update you were sent eight days ago. And here is the update from one day ago, from the Teams meeting which you attended and where I presented the update. *Punch in the nose* I am leaving three days earlier than previously announced. This is your first, final, and only reminder.
Me (in real life) - Seeing that my boss had already replied with a nice, megacorp-approved politically correct explanation (which included, "I apologize for any confusion") I decided that I had nothing constructive to add and backed away from the keyboard.