As an engineer at a Fortune 10 company and arguing with an absolutely incompetent manager, I got him to the point where he asked me, "Do you want to take this to the parking lot?" in a tone which made it clear that he was ready throw some fists. I laughed at him, called him pathetic. He walked away.
He later wrote in my annual review that I was "verbally combative."
tensions flared wrote:
I was recently on a business trip to handle a negotiation with a business partner but long story short we did settle upon an agreement. I then ended with some clever remarks and next thing I knew the guy threw his shoe across the table at me and I ended up in a little scrap. I'm glad I am my own boss otherwise I'd be unemployed. Anyone else been in an physical altercation on the job?
George Bush?
I got in a fist fight with a kangaroo while vacationing in Australia.
He started it after I yelled and whistled at him.
They are mean. They shove you and scratch with their hands then kick.
Well I'm a Cop so what do you think?
Well I'm a Cop so what do you think?
Well I'm a Cop so what do you think?
Sounds like you've received one too many blows to the head.
Sounds like you've received one too many blows to the head.
Sounds like you've received one too many blows to the head.
Oh no! I think my record's stuck!
no! I think my record's stuck!
I think my record's stuck!
think my record's stuck!
my record's stuck!
record's stuck!
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tensions flared wrote:
next thing I knew the guy threw his shoe across the table at me
Are you George W. Bush?
I have never hit anyone whilst working with them. Ever.
I have witnessed various things at work, mostly people destroying property/getting frustrated.
I've seen an argument about a theory get physical. I don't really want to discuss that theory again tbh.
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nope..... wrote:
Never got into an actual fight but I did lose my temper in a meeting and screamed at/berated an a-hole manager who was blocking progress on my project. Bad, bad move. Several people were in the room, it got around, and I had a "reputation" around the company as a loose cannon. That rep haunted me until the day I left the job, even though I was considered to be the top producer in my area. After that day I was constantly questioned by management, passed up for a promotion, and basically (subtly) forced out.
I still feel like I was justified in chewing the guy out. But it certainly didn't work in my favor.
Bottom line: if you care about your career, keep your wits about you and don't fight or show any kind of anger. This is 2016 and we're all supposed to act like pushovers at work, school, etc. Sad state of affairs, but that's how it is.
This resonates with me. I came down kind of hard, but respectfully, to an Account Manager who really botched a project and made us do double the work through some poor communication/management on her behalf.
I’m a white male in my late 30’s, she was a female minority in her 20’s. Guess who got dinged hard in their year end performance review and got paltry bonus because someone complained and couldn’t own their mistake?
People are very soft now. If you are second guessing a response that MIGHT be considered rigid to someone, you fold in and not do it. This isn’t the 1950’s through the 90’s where you could get away with speaking what was on your mind.
I ignore all conflict at work. I listen, advise, or just do what I’m told. I bring no feelings into anything. I feel that if you are acting out at work, maybe you’ve put too much emphasis into your job and your life outside your job clearly isn’t interesting or satisfying.
Usually low class people engage in physical confrontations at work.
How in the h&ll did this thread get legs again?
No because I'm not a psychopath. Who fights at work.
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