Control freaks. Urg...
 

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[Closed] Control freaks. Urgent help required.

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How do you avoid giving them a slap?


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 6:40 pm
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Oh...sorry, I thought this was a call for control freaks.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 6:44 pm
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Give them a mental slap by doing the opposite of what they demand.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 6:50 pm
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Sounds like the op is struggling with being unable to control something...


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 6:52 pm
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You ignore them.

Honestly; it totally boils their piss.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:01 pm
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OP, do you want to control a control freak then? 😀


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:05 pm
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Let me tell you exactly what you need to do.
1. Set some boundaries.
2. Sit down with the person and discuss the situation.
3. Biscuits.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:13 pm
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Give them a kick.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:15 pm
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Sometimes listen to them and sometimes do the opposite purely at random. Will do their heads in far more.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:19 pm
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Divorce?


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:20 pm
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Grin and tell them they are only jealous because the voices don't speak to them.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:31 pm
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Slap yourself?
That and some people you would never tire of slapping....


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:36 pm
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Update.

A phone call has sorted it all out. Basically I said that I have done the requested task twice and doing it a third time with some micro adjustment was not and would never be an option.

He also knows that I'm pretty handy at throwing axes into targets.

The joys of being a Cub Leader!


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:40 pm
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Tell him to stop touching your bum (make sure others can hear)


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:43 pm
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^^ 😆 😆


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 7:52 pm
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A phone call has sorted it all out.

Dammit.

The thread was going so well and everything.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 8:10 pm
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A phone call has sorted it all out. Basically I said that I have done the requested task twice and doing it a third time with some micro adjustment was not and would never be an option.

I heard about someone who would put an obvious deliberate mistake into any job he did, which gave control freaks something to pick up on.


 
Posted : 06/06/2017 10:57 pm
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If you are lucky and have two control freaks to play with, try playing one off against another?

Then sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy the show.


 
Posted : 07/06/2017 4:58 am
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I heard about someone who would put an obvious deliberate mistake into any job he did, which gave control freaks something to pick up on.

That's called professionalism, not control.


 
Posted : 07/06/2017 6:50 am
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Is AXE throwing in the scout training now officially ?


 
Posted : 07/06/2017 7:20 am
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Is AXE throwing in the scout training now officially ?

Axe throwing is [i]so last Tuesday[/i]. Get with the times, Daddio.

Personally, I'm working towards both the Mob Justice badge and Invisibility.

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Posted : 07/06/2017 8:54 am
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That's called professionalism, not control.

His point was that these people felt that despite paying him for his expertise, to justify their position they had to pick out [i]something[/i]. So he gave it to them and they left the rest alone.
I've tried it and it actually works pretty well.


 
Posted : 07/06/2017 10:34 am
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I see a need for a Cthulhu badge in among that lot!


 
Posted : 07/06/2017 7:00 pm

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