That wouldn't surprise me. In the positions I've been in, I'm much more likely to be exposed to the negative than the positive. For all of the people who enjoyed ConJose, the memory that sticks the most is that fellow who monopolized a feedback session with complaints that amounted to, "I paid you to entertain me; if you don't organize the convention's schedule to suit me personally without regard to any other member, you're in violation of contract and liable. The world revolves around me, and I expect you to rearrange things to suit me and me alone."
It takes a lot of positives to overcome one negative. I can sometimes manage to balance them. Other people cannot, and weight all positive feedback at zero, while only listening to the criticisms and negative feedback. For me, when enough of the negatives come in a short time without many positives between them, burnout looms.
It may also have to do with the fact that a pile of deadlines all fell at the same time, which ups my stress level and makes it more difficult to deal with anti-social behavior.
Some people have observed me behind bid tables and have told me I display the patience of a saint, but it's not an unlimited patience.
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Date: 2007-08-01 11:55 pm (UTC)It takes a lot of positives to overcome one negative. I can sometimes manage to balance them. Other people cannot, and weight all positive feedback at zero, while only listening to the criticisms and negative feedback. For me, when enough of the negatives come in a short time without many positives between them, burnout looms.
It may also have to do with the fact that a pile of deadlines all fell at the same time, which ups my stress level and makes it more difficult to deal with anti-social behavior.
Some people have observed me behind bid tables and have told me I display the patience of a saint, but it's not an unlimited patience.