How true is this? I know a university in Sweden did a survey on this... But what do you think??
Me, i think its true.. I have seen and been working with few for sometime and me and my blogs are end results of working with idiots. There are times when you would want to bang your head to a wall and say ,aah.... that feels better than talking to that person...
Some might want to look at other side of it. There is always an other side for everything, trust me. We need people like these. We look at them and say i am better than these people, we compare ourselves. It gives us self-satisfaction and immense confidence and we need that boost or else we might feel futile at times and go into depression, if it werent for these people ( I know, it may not apply for everyone, see thats what i call confidence. You have that because YOU are looking at other side of the coin. good for you.). In other words, they make us feel better ,important and worthwhile.
So, tell me now, are we doing good working with idiots or worsen ourselves working with idiots.????
I guess we've all had our fair share of such experiences... but then, like what we were talking about, there are two phases to an interaction with an 'idiot'...
ReplyDeleteFirst phase - At the spur of the moment, when there's lots going on and this 'idiot' is bothering you with dumb questions, you ACTUALLY feel like banging your head against the wall! Thereby, increasing your stress levels...
Second Phase - In this phase, it has an entirely opposite effect.. coz once you're done with that incident, just the thought of it will bring a smile to your face, every time... Thereby, reducing your stress... hopefully ;)
In my opinion if you feel he/she is an idiot there would be another he/ she feeling the same about that Idiot! I usually find that person and take out my frustration I have handfull of them at my workplace!
ReplyDeleteThe good thing about working with these people as you said is an experience to do the right thing! Learn from others mistakes!
So how many have you given a heart attack..
ReplyDeleteWhy in the first place is someone in such a working place where someone is asking for a correction fluid for 'her' computer monitor...? Competency Issues??
There may be truth to stress levels going up working with people as such ..leave alone idiots..But I feel that article is bit of a stretch...
Idiocy is characteristic. Its hard for people to change on that whereas stupidity is random. People do stupid things but the height of stupidity is defined by the person receiving it.
ReplyDeleteSo how much can you take is upon you. I for one know few and i cant quit my job for them and it has nothing to do with competency issues unless you can guarantee that the next job wont be the same.