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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
More of a minor thing, but when people talk for you. Like when they're in conversation with someone and you're in the vicinity and then they tell that person what your opinion on something is rather than just ask you or run it by you for clarity.
Very good chance they're misrepresenting you to some degree and to do it within earshot is kind of disrespectful.
Does this happen to any one else?
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Uhh, I'm pretty sure it's intentional.
Those people are trying to prove they are in tune with everything going on around them. They know you're there and if you don't speak up, the other person they are speaking with assumes it's completely accurate. They also have the option of confirming with you, but they're sorta not wasting your time with redundancy thing as well.
The thing is, if you start speaking up, they'll migrate the conversation away from you more often.
"Oh, let's get pizza for the office"
"Sure. TCI doesn't like mushrooms."
*glances* "Good to know. We can get him Hawaiian"
Narrator: "TCI actually doesn't like pineapple on pizza, but he said nothing."