Not that I'm discounting the sometimes eerie accuracy of intuition, but I'm glad you didn't make a formal complaint based on a gut reaction. That would probably only get you written off as an emotional hysteric. A much more credible sounding description is 'personality conflict' and if pushed keep it understated: "I'm simply not comfortable with this person."
To outright state, or even imply more than that could buy you a lot of boomerang confrontation. A manager will sometimes tell an employee (not in this case, with the icky person being the boss) the exact nature of the complaint. Incredibly *dumb* managers will even reveal the source. At least, with the job finished, he's out and you can forget it.
Not that I'm discounting the sometimes eerie accuracy of intuition, but I'm glad you didn't make a formal complaint based on a gut reaction. That would probably only get you written off as an emotional hysteric. A much more credible sounding description is 'personality conflict' and if pushed keep it understated: "I'm simply not comfortable with this person." To outright state, or even imply more than that could buy you a lot of boomerang confrontation. A manager will sometimes tell an employee (not in this case, with the icky person being the boss) the exact nature of the complaint. Incredibly *dumb* managers will even reveal the source. At least, with the job finished, he's out and you can forget it.
posted by Rhuuah 19 years ago
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