giveusfalmerplease
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I'm really looking forward to an argument that's building at work. Sometimes when you just know you are right and can prove it but another refuses to accept they are in the wrong, regardless whether it was accidental or not.
I'll give you a hypothetical example to illustrate the point:
-> You invite a builder to your house to do some work (ignore covid for the time being) and say "I want bedroom one and bedroom two to look identical, same carpet same wallpaper, colour etc". One room was recently decorated and the other is clearly run-down and due a redecoration. Builder says fine, gives you a quote that you are happy with.
-> Time passes, builder does the work. You come home to find he has trashed the good room to make it like the bad one!
There you are he says now they are both the same, hope you like it!!
This is the situation i face at work but of course not decoration related. A team in our firm , instead of "upgrading" one of our systems to work like the new one have deemed it logical to "downgrade" the new one , taking away functionality.!!
Now, our firm naturally has a culture of "we are all a team, not individuals' and i have not signalled anyone out for criticism but their leader stubbornly refuses to admit they got it wrong. I'm doing my best to keep my cool as it will only be me that gets it in the neck if i dare to upset anyone.
So having said at the beginning of this post i'm looking forward to an argument, maybe im more looking at a way to get what i wanted without offending some idiot who doesnt have an ounce of common sense...There, i said it..i know i cant say it at work..i feel better already..
I'll give you a hypothetical example to illustrate the point:
-> You invite a builder to your house to do some work (ignore covid for the time being) and say "I want bedroom one and bedroom two to look identical, same carpet same wallpaper, colour etc". One room was recently decorated and the other is clearly run-down and due a redecoration. Builder says fine, gives you a quote that you are happy with.
-> Time passes, builder does the work. You come home to find he has trashed the good room to make it like the bad one!
There you are he says now they are both the same, hope you like it!!
This is the situation i face at work but of course not decoration related. A team in our firm , instead of "upgrading" one of our systems to work like the new one have deemed it logical to "downgrade" the new one , taking away functionality.!!
Now, our firm naturally has a culture of "we are all a team, not individuals' and i have not signalled anyone out for criticism but their leader stubbornly refuses to admit they got it wrong. I'm doing my best to keep my cool as it will only be me that gets it in the neck if i dare to upset anyone.
So having said at the beginning of this post i'm looking forward to an argument, maybe im more looking at a way to get what i wanted without offending some idiot who doesnt have an ounce of common sense...There, i said it..i know i cant say it at work..i feel better already..