RE: How to take a compliment (was RE: R-E-S-P-E-C-T me! ( Please!) )

["Jones, Donna" <DJones -at- zebra -dot- com>]

> >I hope you smiled and said, "Why, thanks!" instead.
> 
> >General rule: When someone compliments you, thank them. Don't insult,
> >belittle, or attack them.
> 
> Of course I thanked them for the compliment.  My outside voice is very
> courteous.  It's my inside voice that is rude and suffers from extreme
> road rage.


You're a better person than I am, Diane. My reply probably would have
been along the lines of, "Thanks. Your software looks kind of
professional, too."  :-)

I agree with Richard that the developer who was trying to offer a
compliment to the writer will probably never bother doing anything like
that again.

Donna
 
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