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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••

A backstabber. 

Someone who gives a thinly veiled insult then says they were only kidding.

Someone who sets you up to lose your cool, then asks why you are so upset.

Someone who will agree to a plan, then sabbotage it.

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@SydneyH wrote:

@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.


 

 

lol

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@Lotus wrote:

@SydneyH wrote:

@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.


 

 

lol


What is it that you find funny?  Or are you mocking me? 

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@SydneyH wrote:

@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.


LOL that would meet your defintion of passive agressive lol. 

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@JAXS mom wrote:

@SydneyH wrote:

@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.


LOL that would meet your defintion of passive agressive lol. 


Ummm, nope, I'm quite CLEAR about my definition, sorry if you don't agree, but don't really care either.......

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••

Another example -  

Supervisor/boss assigns work to worker

Worker doesn't want to do it but says notihng.

Worker tnen makes many trips to sup/boss asking for clarifications.

Sup/boss might reassign work because of this and if not worker isn't thorough so boss won't do that again.

All the while the worker feigns frustration because doesn't understand work all the while saying "Im so sorry to bother you again but I want to make sure I get it right."

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@SydneyH wrote:

@Lotus wrote:

@SydneyH wrote:

@newziesuzie wrote:


I don't believe everything posters say on any thread
is the "final answer" and I doubt most people do
(I don't assume anything either, there's a saying
about why it's not smart to "assume" lol!)
I only wanted opinions and examples from
people.




Thanks.👍


It's good Suzie, but honestly the dismissive posts on this thread are very telling imo.


 

 

lol


What is it that you find funny?  Or are you mocking me? 


 

Partly that your comment is a little passive agressive, and so is mine.

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@Lotus wrote:

 

-Victimization - Unable to look at their own part in a situation will turn the tables to become the victim and will behave like one

-Self-Pity - the poor me scenario

-Blaming others for situations rather than being able to take responsibility for your own actions or being able to take an objective view of the situation

 

Three perfect examples that define it right here in this forum.

 

And yes, it IS tossed around too often around here.


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Tossed around much too often...LOL.

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Re: ••• What Does "Passive-Agressive" Really Mean? •••


@Lotus wrote:

 

-Victimization - Unable to look at their own part in a situation will turn the tables to become the victim and will behave like one

-Self-Pity - the poor me scenario

-Blaming others for situations rather than being able to take responsibility for your own actions or being able to take an objective view of the situation

 

Three perfect examples that define it right here in this forum.

 

And yes, it IS tossed around too often around here.


yes those would apply. 

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