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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (76221)	10/2/2003 3:26:40 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The point for management consultants is similar, though I am sorry to have mistaken the precise field. You feel like Christ. Okay........

To: Solon who wrote (76221)	10/2/2003 5:13:23 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

I guess that no longer accounts for that old shoulder chip you mentioned, eh! I can see Neo's point, although the HR thing was a bit of a red herring. I can understand Jewel finding me, what was it, insincere, manipulative, and condescending. I was, indeed wearing two hats for a while during the discussion, or at least a hat and a half. Part of me was a regular participant with my own opinions, not yet totally formed at that time, but in the process. Part of me was recognizing how controversial his hypothetical was and trying to slow down you and Chris while I tried to pull additional information from Jewel about this unique character, Mojo. I was trying to interview Jewel about Mojo so we could get a better understanding of what was going on with him. I recognized that your pouncing on him would ruin that because Jewel would not be as forthcoming if he felt attacked. I was trying to forestall that until I could get to the bottom of his hypothetical. So one could say I was manipulating the situation. Not in the negative sense of the word "manipulate," I don't think, but I was indeed trying to control the dynamics of the discussion and to get him to open up. Given that Jewel has been wary of me for as long as I can remember, I can see him perceiving that as manipulative, his feeling out of control, and not trusting where I was going with it. As for condescending, well, he's complained about that before and he's entitled to his opinion. Maybe I come off that way sometimes. It's possible. I don't know. I don't think I look down my nose at my pet disapprovals any more than anyone else hereabouts, but maybe I do. Insincere I will not own. I would choke on it.