Ever been in a loud argument at work with a superior at work?

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I had a literal ex-drill seargant for a boss many moons ago. He yelled at me for coding something exactly the way he told me to. I got so angry, I quit my career as a web developer and ran away to join advertising.

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Not with a superior, just an asshole that thought he was superior.

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No. But that sounds like fun.

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Yes. Had a higher up tell me I had to add them to every meeting in my calendar because I apparently was not multitasking enough during meetings. I said I would not forward all my meeting invites because I would not let someone micromanage me

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@OP once the dust settles apologize that it escalated that way regardless whose fault and admit what you did wrong and how you will take steps to fix it. Don't worry if the other side doesn't reciprocate. You want to take the high road following a blow out for real

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Thanks VP, very helpful.

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I've seen this. And was pretty terrified haha

Yea. It was epic. 💪🏽

I've had screaming matches with ECDs and senior level account leaders. In all cases it was a dude, and in all cases holding my ground and willing to escalate it gained me some points in the long run. That sort of behavior shouldn't be rewarded but in our dog eat dog world sometimes school yard scraps are the way we resolve conflict.

Anyone have any advice on how to navigate the aftermath?

Oh shit @Havas 1 and what happened??

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