Edit: this was way too long. If you don't want have time to read, scroll to the video at the bottom to see what kind of person RGMG
I have this co-worker who I have recently been put alongside due to an office restructure. He's a small, insecure, shell of a man who's selfishness directly effects his co-worker's (mine) work pattern negatively.
But aside from that, he's one of those loud mouths who, even when unsure of facts, claims it as full truth with absolute conviction and doesn't back down. He will say "black" to your "white" just to take an opposing stance and try to look smarter. It's frustratingly odd.
Recent examples include
-The Canucks never had a 3-0 lead on the Hawks in 2011
-No Habs fan ever threw a banana at Kevin Weekes
-Madness sang the 80s song `West End Girls
-Your cell phone provider will repair your broken phone or give you a new one, even if you bought it off contract from a competitor (ie. Google).
As you can tell, it`s mostly trivial stuff so I usually object once or twice, he maintains his position, and I just say `whatever`and let it go. Then I realized it`s not just in arguing that he`s like this; it`s everything he says. I asked him on Friday if the Habs (he`s a fan) game on the weekend would be a day game, as they tend to schedule that way this time of year. He responded with an emphatic, "no, it`s a normal start time". Color me surprised when at 5:00 I see the final score on tsn.com.
Today, in a discussion over the Whistler sled dog cull, where again, his facts were wrong, I decided to fully call him on it and stick with it this time. Without ever raising my voice, I simply told him he was mistaken. Wow, what a childish reaction I received. I got `"oh, so you`re right and I`m wrong then, that`s how it is" ,`"were you there?", and "I read articles about it".
I understand when arguments happen over subjective things. When someone doesn't acknowledge my opinion , yes , I can get frustrated and understand when others do too. But when someone is vehemently denying hard facts, how do you even talk to someone like that? At anytime I could pick up my phone and google his ignorant ass into oblivion. I have thought it wasn't worth doing that over something so trivial, but today he really ticked me off and think now maybe it would have been fun to take the low road and watch him squirm.
I'm guessing most people have always done what I've been doing and either humor him or just let it go. His reaction today was of someone who can't handle being wrong or who has never been told off.
Anyways, I simply won't talk to him anymore. If he ever gives me the opportunity to, I will gladly call him out on all of his BS; even if that means he has to submit to google.
It all sounds childish, but I had to rant that out. It bugs me that this bugs me , but really, can you carry conversations with people like that? Whose every word is false? I wouldn't even believe him if he told me what the weather outside was like.
That felt good.
This video is painfully accurate.
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