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Tall One In Black · 10-13-2005, 05:50 PM

Misplaced Sympathy...

Recently I had this conversation with a co-worker whom I barely know:

Her: (walks up to my desk) Hey, how are you?
Me: (with a smile) I'm fine, thanks.
Her: You look like you're not feeling too well. Do you have the flu?
Me: (no longer smiling) No, I'm not sick. This is how I always look.
Her: Oh. Well, I get those dark circles, too, when I stay out too late. Then I have to put on makeup before I come to work.
Me: I am wearing makeup.
Her: Oh. Um, well, I came to ask you about... (work stuff).

I am so tired of having conversations like that. My fragile self-esteem doesn't need that kind of crap. Why do people I barely know - or even total strangers - unload their false sympathy on me? They are oblivious and they speak before thinking.

10-13-2005, 05:50 PM	#902
Tall One In Black Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: D.C. Posts: 538	Misplaced Sympathy... Recently I had this conversation with a co-worker whom I barely know: Her: (walks up to my desk) Hey, how are you? Me: (with a smile) I'm fine, thanks. Her: You look like you're not feeling too well. Do you have the flu? Me: (no longer smiling) No, I'm not sick. This is how I always look. Her: Oh. Well, I get those dark circles, too, when I stay out too late. Then I have to put on makeup before I come to work. Me: I am wearing makeup. Her: Oh. Um, well, I came to ask you about... (work stuff). I am so tired of having conversations like that. My fragile self-esteem doesn't need that kind of crap. Why do people I barely know - or even total strangers - unload their false sympathy on me? They are oblivious and they speak before thinking. __________________ Don't mind her. She's still upset because someone dropped a house on her sister.