ESLPodcast 29 - Unkind Comments
Yesterday, I was talking
to an ex- colleague of mine who, quite frankly, has something of
a big mouth. I bumped into him at the beach, where he was walking
his dog. Anyway, as I was saying, he's the kind of guy that's always bad
mouthing his co-workers. So he comes up to me and says,
"Hey, Jeff. Long time, no see. What've you been up to?"
"Ah, not much, " I said. "Well, guess who I saw yesterday? John
Robeson, the guy from accounting at Firth Industries. You remember him, the guy
with big ears and and an ego to match." It takes one to know one,
I thought, but I kept it so myself. "Oh, really. How interesting," I
replied.
"Yeah, well, I hate to
talk behind someone's back, but ever since he and I had that falling out
last year, I've never really cared for the guy." "How come?"
I asked. "Well, he's a bit of a backstabber, always trying to
outdo the other guy." "I know what you mean," I said. I knew
at this point it was time to make my exit, otherwise, this guy would go
on about John Robeson for the next 10 minutes. "What time do you
have? " I asked him. "It's quarter after five." "Geez,
already? Man, I've got to hit the road. I'm supposed to meet my
brother at the pier in a few minutes. But, hey, it was sure good to
see you again. You take care!" With that, I made my exit. I've
got better things to do than to listen to him gripe all day.
Script
by Dr. Jeff McQuillan
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