Thursday, July 01, 2004
I can live with that
Is it bad, in the course of a meeting where people are discussing what they want out of a certain product, to offer a concession to others in the meeting by saying, "OK, I can live with that"?
My boss has said to me that this smacks of a certain negativism. I think it's just my way of saying, "well, I don't LOVE the solution, but it will work and I am willing to deal with it."
IS it bad? I mean, I could be saying, "Fine. Whatever you want." I'm at least being polite and open. And I refuse to lie and say, "I have no problem with that solution."
But apparently, around here, only positive reactions will do, and expressing one's reservations, while endorsing (if not wholeheartedly) a solution, is bad.
My boss has said to me that this smacks of a certain negativism. I think it's just my way of saying, "well, I don't LOVE the solution, but it will work and I am willing to deal with it."
IS it bad? I mean, I could be saying, "Fine. Whatever you want." I'm at least being polite and open. And I refuse to lie and say, "I have no problem with that solution."
But apparently, around here, only positive reactions will do, and expressing one's reservations, while endorsing (if not wholeheartedly) a solution, is bad.
