The (here-unnamed) artist I've been dealing with for the past few months finally packed up the last of her paintings and drove away on Wednesday
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Bluhch- I forgot you were dealing with that. Well, at least you learned how to deal with that sort of thing in the future or prevent it from happening at all.
Stupid IntrawebbernetsinverserealityJanuary 8 2007, 20:01:12 UTC
Learn the art of crafted rejection.
1) Listen to what your victim has to say. Ask questions of clarification if you think this will make her you’re really paying attention.
2) Repeat what she said. E.g. “So, what you are saying is, you would like this painting hung here, and this piece set over there by that light?” This will make her feel like her concerns have been addressed.
3) Tell her what she wants cannot be accomplished. “I understand what you’re saying and I would really like to be able to do X, but I’m afraid the museum guidelines are very strict about this. I’m sorry.” Feigning sincerity and adding apologies at the end will help you get away with many things.
4) If victim subject still complains, repeat process again from Step #1. This will then cause an endless cycle of bureaucratic negation that will eventually get across your point, which you’ve been very politely trying to make all along.
Re: Stupid Intrawebbernetshirundo_rusticaJanuary 9 2007, 06:46:55 UTC
Furthermore, if they're giving you trouble, just put on your snottiest face and say "excuse me for a moment, I have to make a call" making yourself sound very busy and important. Whip out the ol' celly and call inversereality who will, I'm sure be all to happy to be a surrogate backbone. Or me...but I can't be nearly as snarky on cue.
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I talked more with the new artist today and she is starting to pick on me for things over which I have no control...
Still learning.
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I don't think he looks angry. Maybe it's a function of how the image has been shrunk.
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Red eyes= angry.
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1) Listen to what your victim has to say. Ask questions of clarification if you think this will make her you’re really paying attention.
2) Repeat what she said. E.g. “So, what you are saying is, you would like this painting hung here, and this piece set over there by that light?” This will make her feel like her concerns have been addressed.
3) Tell her what she wants cannot be accomplished. “I understand what you’re saying and I would really like to be able to do X, but I’m afraid the museum guidelines are very strict about this. I’m sorry.” Feigning sincerity and adding apologies at the end will help you get away with many things.
4) If victim subject still complains, repeat process again from Step #1. This will then cause an endless cycle of bureaucratic negation that will eventually get across your point, which you’ve been very politely trying to make all along.
No means no.
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