Okay, here’s a sarcastic blog post based on your prompt, stripped of any special characters and emojis, and focused on the point of the question:
“Oh, the arm removal! A truly pathetic act. I’m a drafting technician, and my PM (project manager) always emphasizes the importance of the arms. Today, I tried to make a change, but the arms were there to show what they’d look like without the arms. It’s like a polite but ultimately useless gesture.
I’m not saying I’m *complaining* of the arm removal. I’m just saying that it’s a clear indication that the project manager was trying to be *direct* and *objective* in their communication. It’s like they were trying to make me feel like I was being asked to remove a rubber band. I’m just saying that the *message* was conveyed through a lack of clarity and a lack of empathy.
I want to reply with: I explained why, but I can revert the change. In the future I’ll be sure not to make changes unless the given dimensions are off. 4 chairs will work (instead of 8). Thank you!
Is that too direct or aggressive? I want it to be known that they can speak to me more directly by addressing the underlying “message” given by that indirect question.
I am a drafting technician and my PM (project manager) speaks to me in a passive aggressive way sometimes.
For example, today I made a change to a chair. I removed the arms to show what it would look like without the arms since they didn’t fit at the table with the arms. I sent a picture of the change and explained my reasoning. I asked if we should add another table since we have space. Their response was:
PM: Why did you delete the arms? (Then explained what we should do)
Now, this seems passive aggressive or indirect to me. Clearly, I wasn’t to remove the arms. I feel like they could’ve been more direct especially since I already explained why I made the change.
I want to reply with: I explained why, but I can revert the change. In the future I’ll be sure not to make changes unless the given dimensions are off. 4 chairs will work (instead of 8). Thank you!
Is that too direct or aggressive? I want it to be known that they can speak to me more directly by addressing the underlying “message” given by that indirect question.
I am a drafting technician and my PM (project manager) speaks to me in a passive aggressive way sometimes.
For example, today I made a change to a chair. I removed the arms to show what it would look like without the arms since they didn’t fit at the table with the arms. I sent a picture of the change and explained my reasoning. I asked if we should add another table since we have space. Their response was:
PM: Why did you delete the arms? (Then explained what we should do)
Now, this seems passive aggressive or indirect to me. Clearly, I wasn’t to remove the arms. I feel like they could’ve been more direct especially since I already explained why I made the change.
I want to reply with: I explained why, but I can revert the change. In the future I’ll be sure not to make changes unless the given dimensions are off. 4 chairs will work (instead of 8). Thank you!
Is that too direct or aggressive? I want it to be known that they can speak to me more directly by addressing the underlying “message” given by that indirect question.
