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this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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Nice: "Thank you for the input, I prefer to do it the way I have been, which is equally effective and works for me. If you believe it is causing issues elsewhere in our workflow we can bring it up with manager "
Less Nice: "I understand, but no thank you."
Less nice than that: While maintaining direct eye contact, "No."
Not nice: "Shouldn't you be doing your job and not mine?"
Satisfying, but likely get you fired: "Fuck off."
The disarming route:
You: Can I have a raise? Pest: What? I can't give you one, I'm not your boss. You: Say that last part again slowly. [insert raise eyebrows here for emphasis]
Pest: What? I can't give you one. Your work is shit.
Pest: Your... Work is --
spot on answer, I'll use every one of those progressively.