She: “That meeting was five minutes late.”
Me: “It started five minutes late.”
She: “You could start without me.”
Me: “Then I’d cover ground twice.”
She: “What if I had production issues to attend to?”
Me: “Did you have production issues?”
She: “No.”
Me: “Then don’t beat me up over production issues. If you had them, we could’ve rescheduled.”
She: “It would work better with an agenda. Everyone should submit project reports in advance.”
Me: “Don’t like to write them, don’t like to read them. Not going to happen.”
She: “What if- ”
Me: “Wait. I don’t run long meetings. Why are you stressing over this?”
She: “I’m just being stubborn.”
Me: “Now you’re wasting my time.”
