A coworker was recently telling me about a miscommunication she had with another coworker. She felt terrible for the wrong impression that was taken away from an innocent comment not meant to be offensive at all.
I felt bad for her and the other person and that they were in the situation at all. But I had to laugh and get her to admit that the other coworker had a damn good comeback.
In the future some time if someone tries to be insulting, try this out:
'Hey, next time you want to be condescending...? Try harder. I was only half insulted.'
Damn, that's a good one.
