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Little background. I have a firm handshake. Always have. It's not a death-grip type handshake, but most people are a little surprised such a firm grip is coming from a female. Last week I helped a guy with his printing. It was taking sometime since the computer decided to be onery, so he introduced himself, I introduced myself, we shook hands. Little did I know that this was a mistake.
He came in again this morning and proceeded to yell from the back of the room asking if we had a class this morning. I got up from my desk to go to him and demonstrate the proper volume for speaking in my lab, but he kept screaming his question at me. So about half-way to him I answered in the affirmative and reminded him to please keep his voice down.
Loud Guy: Then answer my question!
Me: *grumbling to myself* Don't yell and I might.
Fast forward a few minutes to me clearing the lab for class and switching the computers to the class log in. As I approach the computers in the back, LG gets all up in my bubble (and for the record, my bubble extends out to the point where I can no longer reach with a leg or arm for a well-deserved smack
) and starts whispering in my ear.
LG: *now whispering* A piece of advice for you. And you don't have to take it.
Me: Oh great. He's going to whine that I told him to shut up earlier. Engage Brain-to-Mouth Filter(TM)
LG: Don't ever shake a man's hand like that.
Me:
LG: A woman don't need to shake hands like that cuz she's a woman and she doesn't have to prove herself.
Me: I got nothin to prove to you, buddy.
LG: That's just some good advice. Not meant to offend you.
Me: Little late for that.
Ok, I wasn't that offended once I realized how stupid it was. Passive Aggressive Fail. I have recieved many comments on my handshake and his was the only one to date that was negative in nature. Quite frankly, everyone else has been very impressed with my handshake. One person that I really respect made sure I shook hands with everyone in his department because he was so impressed. I also belong to a demographic that shakes hands more often than other people give hugs. I have been trained in the art of a good handshake since I learned what that thing at the end of my arm was. So, my dear LG, kindly eff off. Fortunately for you, I have recently been fussed at for a glitch in my Brain-to-Mouth Filter(TM) and am really trying to watch my mouth.
I need a stage name for work. Something ominous. Something to strike ph34r into the hearts of obnoxious patrons. And on a completely different note, my ear still feels dirty. I need a shower now.
He came in again this morning and proceeded to yell from the back of the room asking if we had a class this morning. I got up from my desk to go to him and demonstrate the proper volume for speaking in my lab, but he kept screaming his question at me. So about half-way to him I answered in the affirmative and reminded him to please keep his voice down.
Loud Guy: Then answer my question!
Me: *grumbling to myself* Don't yell and I might.
Fast forward a few minutes to me clearing the lab for class and switching the computers to the class log in. As I approach the computers in the back, LG gets all up in my bubble (and for the record, my bubble extends out to the point where I can no longer reach with a leg or arm for a well-deserved smack
) and starts whispering in my ear.LG: *now whispering* A piece of advice for you. And you don't have to take it.
Me: Oh great. He's going to whine that I told him to shut up earlier. Engage Brain-to-Mouth Filter(TM)
LG: Don't ever shake a man's hand like that.
Me:
LG: A woman don't need to shake hands like that cuz she's a woman and she doesn't have to prove herself.
Me: I got nothin to prove to you, buddy.
LG: That's just some good advice. Not meant to offend you.
Me: Little late for that.
Ok, I wasn't that offended once I realized how stupid it was. Passive Aggressive Fail. I have recieved many comments on my handshake and his was the only one to date that was negative in nature. Quite frankly, everyone else has been very impressed with my handshake. One person that I really respect made sure I shook hands with everyone in his department because he was so impressed. I also belong to a demographic that shakes hands more often than other people give hugs. I have been trained in the art of a good handshake since I learned what that thing at the end of my arm was. So, my dear LG, kindly eff off. Fortunately for you, I have recently been fussed at for a glitch in my Brain-to-Mouth Filter(TM) and am really trying to watch my mouth.I need a stage name for work. Something ominous. Something to strike ph34r into the hearts of obnoxious patrons. And on a completely different note, my ear still feels dirty. I need a shower now.
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