July 28, 2005

I'm a mean person

A coworker was talking to me about when we can move in to our new house. I told her we weren’t sure if it was closing day or not. She asked if I was packing yet, then talked about stress and unknown really worrying me. I said no, I know it will happen, I don’t much care when it happens, since it will at some point happen and I’ll be in a new house. I at this point would rather be at the end point where I’ve moved and my life can be “normal” not waiting in the middle.

She asked if there was a yard. I said yes. She said she hoped sometime I’d have a picture of it. I said I’d send her a link right then. So I did.

She came back a few minutes later saying it was an amazing house, tile in the kitchen which was so great I could just put hot foods on the counter and the yard was fantastic and she couldn’t imagine having that as a first house. I said we were making an investment - we wanted something we liked, we could live in for 20 years if that’s what happens, and we could re-sell if necessary. Not just whatever was out there. It’s an investment. She then talked about pastoring and how they had rentals, house market not good, pastors not being able to sell their houses, etc. for a few minutes. All while playing with the bouncy ball and mouse parts on my computer monitor.

And then as she walked away, she said “well, I feel like I know you a little better now.” (A bit creepy to me.)

I think I was a little vague/ignoring of her. I think my lovely husband is a much nicer person than I am, as he probably would have told her all about it and been more excited than I in telling it all. I feel kind of mean by not telling her all, but yet I don’t want to tell her all because I don’t feel that she needs to know.

I kind of cut out/am cold to those people that I don't have things in common with, or I don't care to know better because of whatever reasons. I don't go out of my way to talk to people, or even to give them any more info than what they ask. I run on a "need to know" basis, where I decide who needs to know what.

And I've come to the conclusion that I'm a mean person.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

hahaha. we have more in common than i realized.

there are two people at work i have told i am moving. one older lady that has pretty much the same personality as me that is the organic chemistry secretary. the other is the guy that works at the stock room, he's always been really nice to me without being stupid or presumptious. my boss doesn't know, the 6 or so other people in the lab don't know. it isn't their business. you aren't mean, you are just a private person, like me.

keith found a list at his work that had my name on it and i didn't want it there; made his boss unhappy, but my name is not the whole plant's business. i think super social people intrepret us as mean, but that is kinda thier problem.

k2h said...

i'm friends with who I want to be friends. just because you come and talk to me doesn't make you my friend.

I've had to loosen the specs on my personal interaction. in the supervisor role I Have to care about just about everything and that means appearing to be an understanding boss / friend.

its a fine line, I give my boss (an overly social person) just enough face time and fake stories from how my weekend went to keep her happy. but I don't go out of my way.

I told her a week ago that I was here to work and I don't talk much about my private life at work. she looked shocked and a little disapointed. what a nosy person.

forkev said...

people seek me out to have a quick chat (45 minutes, tawnya) about THEIR weekend because i listen interactivly (while surfing the web, checking my email, and ansewring the phone.

i don't view you as mean, just different more reserved. i don't have a problem with people knowing things, as usually what they know does not change how i interact with them, or what i expect of them. many times if they think i'm friendly, i have more slack AND get more out of them,

k2h said...

unlike kev, I care what people know. I do my best to guard my information and share it with those I want.

I feel for you Alodia!

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