I am not one of those people that say they don't care because they have nothing to hide.
This invasion of privacy business has moved way beyond the pale. I just refuse to give into the tactics.
I found out years ago, the way to take the starch out them is a preemptive strike.
The moment someone tries to use an error as a weapon, I take the blame.
Example, in a meeting it was brought to the team's attention that someone had returned equipment and stored it improperly. Before they had a chance to start with the long sermon and come up with some crazy ass new requirement, making an already long process longer, I stood up and apologized for my mistake.I said, I had no excuse for the screw up, I was just tired that day and not thinking clearly. I said it was no use punishing everyone for my mistake.
They were immediately shut down. Everyone got their message and the milk was wiped up. Later one of the office folk walked up to me and said, " Funny how you screwed up with the equipment when you haven't been in the equipment room in months". I just smiled and said, "Yeah, strange things happen to me all the time '.
I am not perfect, I screw up enough that I have learned to use my screw ups as life lessons. My screw ups are the building blocks to the better person I want to be and the stepping stones to the place I want to go. So I don't let them be used as weapons against me.
Own up and the only thing they can do is shut up.
This invasion of privacy business has moved way beyond the pale. I just refuse to give into the tactics.
I found out years ago, the way to take the starch out them is a preemptive strike.
The moment someone tries to use an error as a weapon, I take the blame.
Example, in a meeting it was brought to the team's attention that someone had returned equipment and stored it improperly. Before they had a chance to start with the long sermon and come up with some crazy ass new requirement, making an already long process longer, I stood up and apologized for my mistake.I said, I had no excuse for the screw up, I was just tired that day and not thinking clearly. I said it was no use punishing everyone for my mistake.
They were immediately shut down. Everyone got their message and the milk was wiped up. Later one of the office folk walked up to me and said, " Funny how you screwed up with the equipment when you haven't been in the equipment room in months". I just smiled and said, "Yeah, strange things happen to me all the time '.
I am not perfect, I screw up enough that I have learned to use my screw ups as life lessons. My screw ups are the building blocks to the better person I want to be and the stepping stones to the place I want to go. So I don't let them be used as weapons against me.
Own up and the only thing they can do is shut up.
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