Yeah, evolution; not the ‘straight line from A to Z’ that I’d daydreamed about
Some days, I just roll from one complaint to another. Roll with me, if you like!
Why do people around me constantly refer to ‘two sides of the coin’?
Not that any of you are accountable to explain the behaviours of others! Maybe it’s a Canadian thing, maybe it’s an English expression. Two sides? I see three sides, at least.
Tis all the more amusing when this is in reference to ‘a disagreement’ where ‘opposing views’ are presented. ‘Two opposing views.’ Sometimes, when I am multitasking on less than 18 items, I like to toss an ‘opposing view’ into those discussions, as in this example:
Boss: “Tell me what happened, John.”
John: “GoingOn asked me to scan this document to her. I don’t want to scan it.”
Boss: “GoingOn, would you say that’s correct?”
Me: “I asked John to scan the document to me. I don’t know what he wants to do.”
Boss: “Looks like we have two opposing views here.”
Me: “Get a statement from the document.”
Boss:
blank stareThen there’s the old beauty, “There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.”
Yes, that’s me, after pounding my forehead into my keyboard and guffawing, simultaneously.
Boss: “Why is it a problem for Roddy to release Craig’s personal information to a random stranger with no legal backing or permission to release it?”
Me: “If Craig decides to take legal action against us, we probably lose.”
Boss: “Well, that’s your story. Roddy says he didn’t mean any harm. I guess there’s your story and Roddy’s story, and the truth is somewhere between.”
Me: “Those two stories aren’t even in the same book. They aren’t even on the same side of the book store. My story is under “Non-Fiction” and Roddy’s is “Fiction.”
Boss:
blank stare
