Kaplan Lady (annoyed): "Hmmmm...welll...hold on...I need to see if that is possible."
Myself: "Please do and if you could update my attendances while at it would be great because my classes I took at Orange County did not transfer to Westwood."
Kaplan Lady (raises eyebrow): "You transferred?"
Myself: "Yes"
Kaplan Lady (bemused sarcasm): "Why is that?"
Myself: "Because I was not satisfied with the tutor."
Kaplan Lady (determined to prove me wrong): "We are only as good as you make us!"
Myself: "My test score is only as good as your effort."
Kaplan Lady (really annoyed): "Well updating these attendances is quite difficult when you transfer...hold on (5 minute interval while she attempts at an "impossible" task). You know...next time you should not transfer"
Myself: "Next time you should hire more competent tutors"
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I deal with bitches like these almost daily, and most of the times (not always, as authority is often an impeding factor) I beat them at their own game. So after being asked by a close friend how to be a "bitch" in order to get some annoying guy off her ass I decided to dedicate this blog to her and to all that are lacking in this department. I have been told by many people, both friends, family, and strangers, that I have an attitude problem yet I partly disagree. My attitude has to a great extent been self-taught with the purpose of surviving in this fast-paced world. If it wasn't for my periodic ruthless behavior, I would not have gotten my Kaplan online program extended, had a people's hospital bills discharged and wait-list positions advanced, gotten into half of my upper division classes, or done countless other things that required me to express myself with a manner many people do not find pleasant (and no, I do not curse in arguments and neither should you...ever). So obviously, this image which I have created for the sole purpose of succeeding in my professional endeavors can sometimes interfere with my personal relations and raise suspicions in people to think that I am a stuck up asshole...while in reality I am a softie (I know...I am laughing at the idea as well)
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For every action in life there is a reaction, including your personality. So I characterize a person as either a power-trip magnum with no emotions, emotionally available but as a result often vulnerable, or if you have done it the right way, in between. Being in between is something that you should strive for, because being on the higher end of the ladder will only cause you to trip and fall down from that height so hard with a divorce and a lawsuit, and no friends to catch you. Being at the bottom of the ladder will only make you to stay there until you realize that everyone else has moved on up and left you behind. Middle ground always saves your sanity.
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In terms of how to be ruthless...it can't be taught. You have to figure it out for yourself. Most of the time the image you should have in your head is that of what you desire. So whether it be a career, a guy, a girl, or whatever your desire, you will find it that you will go through great lengths, countless fights, and many personal changes in order to obtain it. Once you do, you will realize whether it was worth the effort and whether the trail behind you still has crumbs left on the ground to allow you to return to what you once were. Often you will realize that the birds ate them away.
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