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Know anyone who can't say "I messed up" or "I'm sorry"?

Goldengate8361 — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:54:55 GMT

I have someone working for me that absolutely refuses to admit to ANY kind of goof....no matter how small. He is a grown man and it makes him sound like a 5 year old. Other employees laugh at him behind his back....Do you know anybody like this?

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Pook — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:02:23 GMT

Sounds like someone I know.

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dulwich — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:02:55 GMT

@Goldengate8361 O.m.g. when I worked I knew so very many people like this , unfortunately.

Also one family member who could never bring himself to say ‘whoops, messed up’ he will just walk away cannot ever say he made a mistake but will always point out errors made by others.

Excuse font ipad doing it itself cannot change it!

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alicedee — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:06:17 GMT

I know one who can only say, "Sorry, BUT..." and there's always an excuse to follow.

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Snowpuppy — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:08:53 GMT

Yep. A co worker said something last week that was so totally disturbing I was stunned.

When I replied OMG🤤, she said it was someone else's idea. Really, it was.

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loves daisies — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:16:23 GMT

I've known a man for 40 years and not one time in those 40 years has he said "I'm sorry.", "My fault", "My mistake", "Excuse me for making a whoopsi".....NOTHING. It really changes how you feel about someone like that. We are all human and make mistakes. Saying I'm sorry and admiting your mistakes makes you a wonderful person that is a joy to be around.

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kittyloo — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:21:45 GMT

yup, stepdaughter is this way.

Never her fault. always quick to blame someone else.

last time i was helping with a water change on her fish tank. i was in charge of turning off the faucet when she signaled.

i'm in the adjacent room, and the water in the sink is going full blast, (she Knows i'm hard of hearing)

You guessed it. my fault i couldn't hear her say "now".

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rms1954 — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:34:31 GMT

Yup. I'm sure we all know someone like that.

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Annabellethecat66 — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:41:17 GMT

Yes, like all of you, I know several people like that.

But just as equally frustrating are people who would say, "Yes, I'm at fault"; then turn right around and mess up the same thing in the same way.

In other words they way too readily admit fault like it rolls off of their lips too easily.....

That frustrates me to no end. I'm like, "Look! If you know you're the one messing up over and over....do something about it....and let's move on".

Same game...same mess ups...over and over.

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PinkyPetunia — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:45:51 GMT

My father was like that. I never heard him say he was sorry or admit he was wrong. It was very hurtful and I thought about it for a long time. Very likely no one ever told him they were sorry when he was growing up.

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Big Joanie — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:03:42 GMT

I happened to be married to one of those people .....

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:25:14 GMT

My last boss was this to a tee. He was also famous for blaming everyone else for his mistakes. You really had to document your work to the best of your ability. I hated having a boss I couldn't respect.

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SXMGirl — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:33:09 GMT

I think we all know at least one person just like that. I always think that it is very sad that they have no idea how we feel about them in that regard. I believe that you should admit to your mistakes and learn from them.

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RoughDraft — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 03:57:59 GMT

I can't say I know him personally, but I definitely know of one.

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qualitygal — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 08:47:12 GMT

A narcissist. Related to one.

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Miss Pepsi — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:59:37 GMT

Sounds like a Relative I know.

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CherryHugs — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:49:31 GMT

Yes I do know a couple of people this way!

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:33:26 GMT

There are thousands of people like that I am sure we all have had several and will have in our lifetime.

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Rockycoast — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:09:02 GMT

As a matter of fact, yes I can think of one person that fits that description.

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happycat — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:16:50 GMT

My sweet momma use to be like that. I am not sure what changed, but she is like a different person now. Much easier to have a relationship with. It seems like a lot of people around me have really chilled out over the years.

Thank God.