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[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Not Bob

You know, I was going to make a flip remark and move on, but I think that your question is worth an actual response. (And, no, I am Not Offended.)

I probably do tend to give people the benefit of the doubt regarding their intentions more than is normal/warranted. The one area in which I give fewer benefits of the doubt (is that how one would make that plural? I miss dtb) regarding people is that I almost always assume that, no matter what they may say, they are acting mostly out of self-interest.

Who knows the cause of my pathological* niceness? Insecurity? A need to be liked? Residual Catholic guilt? Irregardless** of the cause, I think it’s not always served me well professionally. I hate doing performance reviews, and if I think someone is trying, I will cut them (too much?) slack. That’s caused many annoyances, additional unbillable work for me, and one major problem for me with a client because an associate sent the wrong version of a document to him for review. It was repaired, but it wasn’t easy.

Anyway. Um, carry on.

*An exaggeration, but not a huge one.

**I really do miss dtb.

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