Try just once starting a sentence without the use of your favourite word “I.” You speak almost always about yourself, your toys, your work, your beliefs about yourself, etc. We’re proud of you, we’re glad your doing well but man, for the love of all decent things, stop talking about yourself. No one wants to hear the details of your daily routine at work because the stories are always the same. Someone is an idiot and you saved the day. You’re so great, good at your job, blah, blah, blah. It’s work. And it’s boring. You interrupt, talk over, and generally go on about yourself constantly. When you do stop speaking about yourself, you don’t listen to anyone else in the group who has the floor. You turn to your roommate, you check your phone, you watch TV, play vids, but you don’t listen to anyone else. We get it. You’re proud of yourself. We’re proud of you but please stop the endless self-promotion. You sound like a conceited dick most of the time and people are bored with you as a topic of conversation. —With Love
This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2018.
I have coworkers/acquaintances like that. They are really deeply insecure people. They crave the reassurance of an audience and nodding heads to keep from feeling they don’t measure up in some way. You might find this interesting. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/roya-r-rad-…
It seems to me that calling someone a “dick” (which I might say are wonderful things, lots of fun, most useful and loved by both sexes) is a rather self-righteous thing to do. But then, I have to agree; especially if it’s your boss (Yes, you… I’m talking about you. You’re not a dick but your insecurities leak from your pores. Yup, pores. We all see it. Gross.).
So….for the love of fuck, tell the asshole. What is whith the comment “we’re proud of you”??? Are you a masochist??