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For the most part, I really like my classmates and count myself lucky to have such awesome colleagues. But recently, as I get to know more and more of them, I have found that some are really awful and nasty.
I know that everywhere you go there will be people you like and people you don't like but this is an example of what I mean. Today, a group of us had to be at an off campus meeting for school and a few weeks ago person X had said: sure I'll give you a ride (I don't have a car). Today, I asked person X if he would still be willing to give me lift, because if not I would ask someone else. It would be fine, and he would be happy to give me a ride.
Well, I waited 45 minutes on the front steps of the building where we agreed to meet. At fifteen minutes before the meeting time, I called a cab and so I got there about 15 minutes late - and $25 poorer. When I mentioned I was late to the meeting because my ride didn't show up and I had to call a cab, the person lamely said something like, I was there and didn't see you. I didn't want to wail on them in front of the whole meeting so I said a few sharp words and let it go. But it was clear this $%^ didn't even bother to show up.
So, this is what I mean about really nasty behavior. A few real awful people can really affect the experience and I am thinking it will be hard to feel these people are my 'friends' or whatever. I have lowered my expectations now right down to about zero.
Anyone else have similar experiences? It's hard because we're all working here together, but then really we aren't. I don't know why people do mean things like that and I have been feeling really angry about it ever since. My other buddies in the meeting were pretty decent about it which made me feel better. But still, it's a nasty thing to do to someone.
I know that everywhere you go there will be people you like and people you don't like but this is an example of what I mean. Today, a group of us had to be at an off campus meeting for school and a few weeks ago person X had said: sure I'll give you a ride (I don't have a car). Today, I asked person X if he would still be willing to give me lift, because if not I would ask someone else. It would be fine, and he would be happy to give me a ride.
Well, I waited 45 minutes on the front steps of the building where we agreed to meet. At fifteen minutes before the meeting time, I called a cab and so I got there about 15 minutes late - and $25 poorer. When I mentioned I was late to the meeting because my ride didn't show up and I had to call a cab, the person lamely said something like, I was there and didn't see you. I didn't want to wail on them in front of the whole meeting so I said a few sharp words and let it go. But it was clear this $%^ didn't even bother to show up.
So, this is what I mean about really nasty behavior. A few real awful people can really affect the experience and I am thinking it will be hard to feel these people are my 'friends' or whatever. I have lowered my expectations now right down to about zero.
Anyone else have similar experiences? It's hard because we're all working here together, but then really we aren't. I don't know why people do mean things like that and I have been feeling really angry about it ever since. My other buddies in the meeting were pretty decent about it which made me feel better. But still, it's a nasty thing to do to someone.