Mondays
A typical conversation I had today when I asked if an absent coworker would continue to be out for the rest of the week:
Me: “Does anybody know if — is going to be out for the rest of the week?”
XXX: “Yes. He’s out today.”
(Huh?)
Me: “Well yeah, we all know he’s out today. So you’re saying he’s out for the week?”
XXX: “I don’t know if he’s out for the week.”
Um, okay. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
So what was the quick “Yes” in response to? Sadly, that happens all the time.
Some people have a very hard time admitting that they don’t know something. There is nothing wrong with not knowing an answer; admitting that you don’t know something doesn’t make you look bad. Quickly giving wrong or made-up answers just to give an answer, however, does.
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