Dear Diary,
I'm feeling very pensive now... I was thinking about the conversation with the video guy in the evening...
Jeez, what was that...it felt so crass..I was just hoping it would get over, the whole time we were talking... He was mad at me that I asked him to make a change in the voice-over for the video. Sure,on my part, I could have fixed the part before I sent it over the first time, but unfortunately, it was only when I watched the video and audio mixed together, I understood, perhaps, people may get confused by that part, and we should change the text.
I dont understand why he had to sound so hot-headed. It takes barely a minute to make that edit. But he was so mad that I didn't notice it before like he did. And even though he noticed the mistake before he made the video, he waited for me to point it out after everything, so he could teach me a lesson, or make a point or whatever,in the whatsapp group in front of everyone else.
Lol...maybe he expects me to get offended. Well, I'm not.I'm learning things, and I know, next time, I'll do better...for me, that's the only take away. Mom has always told me, at work, you have to look at things, as objectively as possible. Keep emotions away. And always, always, be professional to people no matter what. I think I'm learning to do that slowly. I'm proud that today I remained as polite as I could throughout the whole thing.
I remember as a trainee at Infy, what our soft skills mentor taught us.."When you are at work, people are always observing you and making mental impressions of you all the time. No matter what, there's a certain level of decorum you've to maintain in your interactions, be it verbal or non-verbal, written or non-written, out of respect for yourself and the work you do. It doesn't matter whether you love them or hate them,..but you have to be professional to all. If you think a certain situation requires you to be mad and shout at people, then stop. Breathe and wait for 30 minutes. Or even a day. It's ok. Because later you'll realise there's a better way to handle the situation. And if you didn't and went raging around everyone, at some point you'll realise for sure, how much of an uncultured idiot you came across,...and you'll regret it. No one wants to be the asshole at work..So be nice and professional."
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I didn't write all this to slander this guy on here..I wrote it, more as a mental note to myself..So that in future, when I am in the same position as him,... I'll remember the note and think, wait,..I can behave better. Offcourse, if I ever get to a level in my career where I manage people and teams, I want them to think of me as a wise person,..who can think rationally and talk sensibly to them in any situation. I know, folks look upto such people.
I think I lost a bit of respect for this guy today. Growing up, I have never seen my dad scream at people. He's always found a way to get his points across without any kicking and screaming no matter what state of mind he was in. I have seen his limits being stretched and tested in all ways possible, and, he's always managed to stay calm and composed.
Dad, what a class act you are. You set the bars too high. Maybe it's because I grew up seeing you, I get an eeewww feeling when I see guys who can't be a gentleman like you.
Sayonara diary!
Peace!