*beep*

Must be something in the cosmos this week or something making people super bitchy…

I’m paranoid that I’m being too aggressive and jerkish lately. Kevin is apt to point out to me that I’m completely ignorant about “corporate behavior” – so I find myself second-guessing myself lately.

HELP ME. Reassure me, (or constructively critique) – my communication skills so I know I’m “not” being an asshole or inappropriate. Because I *really* don’t know… I’m starting to think I’m suffering from some odd form of ideological tourettes syndrome or something…. and the last thing I want to do is turn into some blow-hard asshole… (heh.. probably too late).

The set up:
So this email thread unfolds over the last 24 hours:

Leasing office sends this message to the creative director (me) and the security manager:

More tenants than usual are coming in to get their orange cards replaced because they snapped in half. Should this be of any concern? It seems to be happening with more frequency than with the older, duller, white cards. The old cards did not start to break down this quickly, either. WBS!

the creative director replies back – but probably foolishly by hitting the “Reply to All” button:

Can’t cry over split milk…. or a few broken cards either.

(Christ – what are these kids doing?!?!)

Carry on.

– corbett

and I get this email outa the blue this morning from the security manager:

To James Corbett,

I don’t appreciate your use of My Lords name in vain “Christ”

Please don’t do this again, in any communications to me.

This is just wrong !

*sigh* – so.. I guess my use of the Christ word *was* inappropriate for a corporate communication – but I’m on extremely casual-terms with the leasing gals… The message also going to our devout security manager was more of a mindless mouse-click oversight.

Sure I had the knee jerk reaction to call him up and tell him to lighten up fuck-head… If you want to be offended then I’ve got some dooseys for you!!! but… instead… I replied back to him personally, (insuring nobody else was on the CC):

Sorry Chuck.

Merely a conversational reflex as a result of being raised in a Catholic household – and wasn’t intended to offend you.

Careful with the super-sensitive self-righteous schtick though:

Some folks of other faiths, (not to mention more fundamental flavors of your own) – would find your Jesus face log relief sitting on your desk on display for the whole office offensive…. Or… Amrit’s depictions of Indian deities in the conference room offensive…. etc.

It’s a destructive path littered with nothing but hurt feelings and misunderstanding… and there’s too much of that in the world already.

We all gotta get along…

sorry again..

– Jim

*PS – I like your sculpt – it’s a lovely piece of devotional art.

So… with all that in background.

*click*

*dial tone*