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Topic: Taking a time out!
No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:48 AM
I have given myself a time out for snapping at a coworker this morning. I was such a jerk! frustrated

They said the flowers should arrive around 2pm. whoa flowers

What do you do when you've done a coworker wrong? slaphead

Please don't tell me I'm the only one! :angel: spock

no photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:49 AM
Just apologize....should do the trick....and you might offer lunchbigsmile

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:50 AM

Just apologize....should do the trick....and you might offer lunchbigsmile
Lunch would be good...but it's hard for me to actually schedule one. frown

Nice though! flowerforyou

tanyaann's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:51 AM
snap at me.... I want flowers! bigsmile

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:53 AM

snap at me.... I want flowers! bigsmile
noway laugh
I am so mad at myself already...don't think I could take anymore right now. frustrated sad2

franshade's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:54 AM
I truly wouldnt have gone the flower routine, and I have snapped on employees on occassions, but normally apologize and offer lunch. flowerforyou




no photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:55 AM
I agree that an apology will work. Depends on how wrong you were but that should be enough if it is sincere.
I spend more time w/ some of my co workers then I do my own family. They are my family. Which sometimes means we fight like brother and sisters haha Hopefully this person will understand and forgive you. Good luck!flowerforyou

Winx's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:55 AM
Edited by Winx on Thu 07/10/08 08:58 AM

I have given myself a time out for snapping at a coworker this morning. I was such a jerk! frustrated

They said the flowers should arrive around 2pm. whoa flowers

What do you do when you've done a coworker wrong? slaphead

Please don't tell me I'm the only one! :angel: spock


Are you crabby because you didn't get enough sleep because your were on here too late last night? If so, tell her or him the truth.:smile: flowerforyou



rainysky39's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:56 AM
Depends on if its a male or female laugh . Seriously me and this one guy at work are friends but sometimes he gets on my nerves and says something to me...I tell him I am older than him, I am not the teenagers he is used to dealing with and to KMA. Then we are friends again..LOL..We all have our days, we are human and can get on each others nerves. A simple apology should suffice and if it doesnt then something in that persons mind goes much deeper.

dae11x's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:57 AM

I have given myself a time out for snapping at a coworker this morning. I was such a jerk! frustrated

They said the flowers should arrive around 2pm. whoa flowers

What do you do when you've done a coworker wrong? slaphead

Please don't tell me I'm the only one! :angel: spock
I think a simple apology would suffice. No need to dwell on it.

You seem like such a sweet person, that I can't imagine you snapping at anyone. Or if you did, that it would be as bad as you're making it out to be. flowerforyou flowerforyou

BobbyJ's photo
Thu 07/10/08 08:58 AM
Before becoming disabled, I was a director and handled all sorts of work situations. My advice is to take a few minutes to talk with the person you snapped at. Explain why you snapped and apologize, then move on.

BobbyJ's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:04 AM
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask one thing. It sounds like you're on mingle2 while at work. I don't know what the rules are where you work, but when I was at work, a person would be fired on the spot and walked out the door by security for being on the internet outside of our own company intranet.

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:08 AM

I agree that an apology will work. Depends on how wrong you were but that should be enough if it is sincere.
I spend more time w/ some of my co workers then I do my own family. They are my family. Which sometimes means we fight like brother and sisters haha Hopefully this person will understand and forgive you. Good luck!flowerforyou
OMG...I was soooo wrong it's offensive! I didn't feel like the apology did much. It's so not like me to fly off the handle like that. I totally blamed her for something that was not her fault. Ugh!!! I really screwed up...and overreacted at the same time. oops

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:11 AM


I have given myself a time out for snapping at a coworker this morning. I was such a jerk! frustrated

They said the flowers should arrive around 2pm. whoa flowers

What do you do when you've done a coworker wrong? slaphead

Please don't tell me I'm the only one! :angel: spock


Are you crabby because you didn't get enough sleep because your were on here too late last night? If so, tell her or him the truth.:smile: flowerforyou



I'm sleep deprived most of the time and don't do this. No excuses...just overreacted in a stressful moment. I know better. I forgot to breathe apparently. It was a count to 10 situation and I forgot to count. ohwell

franshade's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:12 AM


I agree that an apology will work. Depends on how wrong you were but that should be enough if it is sincere.
I spend more time w/ some of my co workers then I do my own family. They are my family. Which sometimes means we fight like brother and sisters haha Hopefully this person will understand and forgive you. Good luck!flowerforyou
OMG...I was soooo wrong it's offensive! I didn't feel like the apology did much. It's so not like me to fly off the handle like that. I totally blamed her for something that was not her fault. Ugh!!! I really screwed up...and overreacted at the same time. oops


happens to all of us - we say things we dont mean, shouldnt say, hurt others.

Apologize and move on is what I would have done, but if getting her flowers makes you feel better, then go that route. flowerforyou


No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:14 AM
Edited by No1sLove on Thu 07/10/08 09:14 AM

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask one thing. It sounds like you're on mingle2 while at work. I don't know what the rules are where you work, but when I was at work, a person would be fired on the spot and walked out the door by security for being on the internet outside of our own company intranet.
I'm in my hotel room...in time out. I don't have a regimented set of rules at work. There is a job and I make sure it gets done in a 24/7 kind of schedule. There is no issue here with that. I will fire myself when I find that Mingle has effected my performance. I promise. flowerforyou

Jill298's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:14 AM
we've all done it, and prob do it again at some pointlaugh You're not alone in this.

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:16 AM

we've all done it, and prob do it again at some pointlaugh You're not alone in this.
I know...just can't stand feeling like a bytch and making someone I value feel bad...hope flowers bring her smile back. flowerforyou

It's going to be ok...just curious what others do to smooth over rough patches. Lunch seems to be a good option. happy

Jill298's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:18 AM


we've all done it, and prob do it again at some pointlaugh You're not alone in this.
I know...just can't stand feeling like a bytch and making someone I value feel bad...hope flowers bring her smile back. flowerforyou

It's going to be ok...just curious what others do to smooth over rough patches. Lunch seems to be a good option. happy
I think it depends on what you did... and the other person's role (if any)

No1sLove's photo
Thu 07/10/08 09:24 AM



we've all done it, and prob do it again at some pointlaugh You're not alone in this.
I know...just can't stand feeling like a bytch and making someone I value feel bad...hope flowers bring her smile back. flowerforyou

It's going to be ok...just curious what others do to smooth over rough patches. Lunch seems to be a good option. happy
I think it depends on what you did... and the other person's role (if any)
The other person here was basically falsely accused of screwing up something she knows forward and backwards. I should have known better. Yikes!

She'll be ok once she's stops taking it personally. I told her it was me not her, and I really screwed up! She was still scowling at me after the apology...so flowers to try to bring her smile back. flowerforyou

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