A Conversation I Wasn't Meant to Hear...

Tink:  Think happy thoughts and remember, its better to be the fly on the wall than the fly in the ointment. 

Four things you can't recover ...

The stone........after the throw.          The word..........after it's said.

The occasion........after it's missed.      The time........after it's gone.

Love that Nan.

You are a better person then me, I would have to tell her to
"make sure that the phone is completely hung up before she she continues to talk about someone and if you want to know anything about me just ask & if I feel it is your business I will give you an answer otherwise MYOB"
and then you will be her supervisor LOL

I really played around with the thought of telling her.  I'm still thinking about sending her the voicemail so she knows I heard it.  But for now I'm just going to sit on it.  My turn will come.

Eileen,
I think everyone has said it all already.
You are a beautiful person - inside and out.
Some people are just jerks - and this one will be a jerk that you can manage.
Maybe she will get to know you and see how wonderful you really are.
Tammy

Thanks Tammy.  That was so nice of you to say.  Once I have more interaction with her she'll see how I operate, and being sneaky is not something I tolerate. 

Hi Eileen...I'm sorry you had to hear something so hurtful.  If there's a 'plus' to it, at least you know who you are dealing with and neither of these people will ever be able to snow you.  I forget who suggested holding the voicemail training class, but I love that; you can give her pointed looks and watch her squirm!

I was fortunate that the nasty people I worked with at a previous job were no longer my colleagues when someone I'd trusted "accidentally" let it slip that I was having WLS.  I was so mortified, as I was just newly post-op and not really comfortable with the idea yet.  Eventually, I didn't care.  I knew that I'd made the tough decision and taken control of my life and the mean words of petty people no longer mattered.  I went back there to visit, in fact, and was happy to show off the new bod!

Hold your head up high!

Lisa

Thanks Lisa.  Yes, I like the voicemail training class idea, too.  Maybe at some point once she's onboard I can send a reminder to my staff about being careful when forwarding emails and making sure phones are hung up.  And maybe a little reminder about how office gossip is never a good thing!

I would try to save it ( even if it's just for you) for the future. And for me if I ever meet the person she was talking to I would make a comment like " next time you want to talk about someone you may want to make sure the telephone has been hung up so the person on the line doesn't hear you talking about them ! " And let him know it was totally wrong ! 

Oh yes, I would let them know that I heard it...make them feel like they are not always "alone" when they make comments about others. Then wait to see if they try to "kiss your A" to make up for it.

Ok, I'm nasty sometimes...Payback is a Biotch...

Sandy

I hear ya Sandy.  Believe me, I've played lots of different scenarios in my head over the last day.  But I still think for now I'm just going to take the high road and see what happens.  I will hold onto the voicemail though.  I just may need it someday.

Thanks for the support.