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I remember a few years ago this Russian guy that was talking about how his wife always called him "loser" and just constantly rode him and belittled him. Other team members were listening and I replied "Would you like me to help you fill out the divorce forms? I found the website site right here" Other team members commented how rude, belittling and unempathetic I was. I honestly didn't care about his emotions; I did care that he had a problem. Presumably others thought I was indirectly saying shut up. The Russian guy didn't understand this tension. He later offered to buy me dinner in exchange for helping him fill out the forms. He and I are friends to this day.
Another incident with the same guy is when we were in a meeting and a manager asked me what I thought of a certain block of code he happened to have written. I responded "it looks like a child wrote it".
Other team members were annoyed at my rudeness. The Russian guy told me, "I like you because I know exactly where I stand, it's hard to find people like that".
You see, if someone comes to me with I problem, I generally reply with what form they should fill out.
Another incident with the same guy is when we were in a meeting and a manager asked me what I thought of a certain block of code he happened to have written. I responded "it looks like a child wrote it".
Other team members were annoyed at my rudeness. The Russian guy told me, "I like you because I know exactly where I stand, it's hard to find people like that".
You see, if someone comes to me with I problem, I generally reply with what form they should fill out.
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