There’s this thing that some people do that’s really starting to get on my nerves.
Someone I am just beginning to work with (it is so obvious she’s over her head or just slow on the uptake) who has asked me more than once to be honest and tell her when she’s asking for something that I’m contractually unable to provide. She’s also asked that I tell her when X, Y or Z is out of line. These are things aren’t bad but what’s bad is that she follows up with the question you’ll tell me, right?
Mmm, let me think. As much as I want to rule the planet, I’m not actively seeking the downfall of others (dream will never be realized), so why would I set someone up to fail? When someone asks me if I’d tell them, immediately following a conversation about open communication in a working relationship, if I’d be open and honest, it really makes me want to make the Fist of Death.