At my old job one time, I opened up the email address book, and I read every name. I grouped the names into two categories:
“This one’s cool,” or, “This one’s an asshole.”
I had a spreadsheet open too. I put a one (1) in column A if the person was cool. I put a one (1) in column B if the person was an asshole. When I was done going through the address book, I counted my totals. Apparently, back then, my perception was that 10% of my coworkers were intolerable assholes.
Wow. I really should not go into my next job with this type of…attitude. Nobody’s an asshole 100% of the time. Nobody’s 100% cool. How shitty of me. What column did I fall in on other people’s ‘spreadsheets?’
I’m not going to ask what your observed ratio is…or if you have ever calculated it.
who cares 
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I am worse. I was cleaning out my junk drawer yesterday, and I found this list…I had asked my son who/whom he liked on his baseball team. He liked three, was indifferent to a bunch and disliked three. I felt guilty for even asking, so I put in in my ” mother of the year” file. Kidding, I threw it out. :-\
I need a new spreadsheet where I track: “Dumb stuff I used to do.”
HA I love your honesty! Right as I saw this article the same line played on a song I’m listening to about going the wrong way. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, I think the more open and honest we are the more we can feel okay about ourselves. We’re all the same deep down. Sharon oxoxo
The Sublime song? No way!
Yes!!! Haha!