104Recovering From a Fall
Cindy, an administrative assistant, suffered constant stress because of a nagging coworker. The hypercritical colleague was a perfectionist who constantly complained about Cindy. The last straw broke when the woman complained about having to cover the phones after Cindy left for an afternoon doctor’s appointment.
When Cindy returned two hours later, the woman asked Cindy about what she considered a long absence. Feeling overwhelmed. Cindy burst and spewed obscenities at the woman. Other coworkers looked on in disbelief. Her foe remained calm. Cindy was the one the boss reprimanded. Not her foe.
Rightly or wrongly, you have to do damage control after a foe causes you to lose it. Don’t justify the meltdown. Instead, apologize ...
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