Not having the time to listen.

[Sanderpower]

Really?

Wow.

Well ... look ... I get not being interested in what some people say, but that's no reason to drop your manners and just walk off on someone. If someone is trying to engage you in a discussion or manner you don't fancy, let them know - politely. Otherwise you are - I'm afraid - just being rude. Social Interaction 101 - Would you be pissed off if someone behaved in a certain way towards you or a friend of yours? Don't behave in that way to them or a friend of theirs.

Would I be pissed off if it happened to me? Not really. It has happened to me before and the only thing I was pissed about was that the conversation didn't end sooner.

To be perfectly honest, if somebody just rudely walked away from me mid conversation AND I see them on a semi-regular basis, then I would make it one of my goals in life to constantly annoy them. You're a co-worker or fellow student or whatever? Well i'm going to be chatting you up constantly. No matter how many times you tell me get lost, i'll be happily talking to you about all the most pointless things imaginable.

Sounds to me like you're a guy who is just inconsiderate of other people's feelings. In that case, that's a personal flaw that YOU have. It's not the fault of the people who you rudely walk away from. Social empathy is an important attribute to possess.

Funny thing about that. It's happened to me before. Back in 11th grade there was a class clown in my math class that always seemed to annoy me because I either wouldn't laugh at his antics or just ignore him outright. One day he came over to annoy me and I completely lost it because a few seconds later he found himself picking his ass up off the floor. I was suspended for a few days but it was worth it. The little shit never bothered me again after that.

The second time happened just recently with a now ex-coworker of mine at work. By recently I mean last month. His name is Zach and he is one of the most annoying people I have ever had to deal with. He would talk about the stupidest and most inane crap. One day I got sick of listening to it and told him to shut up and never speak to me again. He seemed to take exception to that and instead started to do the thing that you speak of. Every time I told him to leave me alone he would ignore me and just continue to talk. After a week of this I started to write down when he did it and what he said.

After a few months of doing that I went to my boss with it and told him and showed him the journal. Zach tried denying it but my boss trusts me and Zach was fired for harassment. I have to do more work now but I consider that a good trade off.

You could of saved yourself going through ALL that trouble if you just decided not to be rude though. Because in this day and age you're likely going to find somebody who really doesn't care about the consequences of annoying other people. You have the choice of A) Being rude and just ending up more annoyed or B) Being polite and both parties moving on with your life.

 

[Spider RedNight]

An introverted disposition is not a reason to act like a twat. Or like someone 'special'. Either would be my general impression if someone just sulked off out of a conversation. There are millions of ways to quietly end or change the direction of a conversation you don't like. It's not hard.

I second this; I'm incredibly introverted but I don't use it as an excuse to be a dick. It just makes introverts who try to be polite look bad.

 

[Bat Vader]

Really?

Wow.

Well ... look ... I get not being interested in what some people say, but that's no reason to drop your manners and just walk off on someone. If someone is trying to engage you in a discussion or manner you don't fancy, let them know - politely. Otherwise you are - I'm afraid - just being rude. Social Interaction 101 - Would you be pissed off if someone behaved in a certain way towards you or a friend of yours? Don't behave in that way to them or a friend of theirs.

Would I be pissed off if it happened to me? Not really. It has happened to me before and the only thing I was pissed about was that the conversation didn't end sooner.

To be perfectly honest, if somebody just rudely walked away from me mid conversation AND I see them on a semi-regular basis, then I would make it one of my goals in life to constantly annoy them. You're a co-worker or fellow student or whatever? Well i'm going to be chatting you up constantly. No matter how many times you tell me get lost, i'll be happily talking to you about all the most pointless things imaginable.

Sounds to me like you're a guy who is just inconsiderate of other people's feelings. In that case, that's a personal flaw that YOU have. It's not the fault of the people who you rudely walk away from. Social empathy is an important attribute to possess.

Funny thing about that. It's happened to me before. Back in 11th grade there was a class clown in my math class that always seemed to annoy me because I either wouldn't laugh at his antics or just ignore him outright. One day he came over to annoy me and I completely lost it because a few seconds later he found himself picking his ass up off the floor. I was suspended for a few days but it was worth it. The little shit never bothered me again after that.

The second time happened just recently with a now ex-coworker of mine at work. By recently I mean last month. His name is Zach and he is one of the most annoying people I have ever had to deal with. He would talk about the stupidest and most inane crap. One day I got sick of listening to it and told him to shut up and never speak to me again. He seemed to take exception to that and instead started to do the thing that you speak of. Every time I told him to leave me alone he would ignore me and just continue to talk. After a week of this I started to write down when he did it and what he said.

After a few months of doing that I went to my boss with it and told him and showed him the journal. Zach tried denying it but my boss trusts me and Zach was fired for harassment. I have to do more work now but I consider that a good trade off.

You could of saved yourself going through ALL that trouble if you just decided not to be rude though. Because in this day and age you're likely going to find somebody who really doesn't care about the consequences of annoying other people. You have the choice of A) Being rude and just ending up more annoyed or B) Being polite and both parties moving on with your life.

I was polite to Zach multiple times. When he would start talking I would tell him I wasn't interested in speaking about that stuff. Instead of him just taking the hint and going away to bother someone else or changing the subject he instead would continue to talk about the same shit. I even tried to steer the direction of what he was talking about into stuff I wanted to talk about a few times but he would either ignore it or he would make a comment and then go back to what he wanted to talk about.

That's all fine and dandy if someone wants to ignore the consequences but they have no argument when the consequences comes back and bites them in the ass.

 

[BeerTent]

Man, now I just feel like Bat's just trying to give excuses. A lot of people had already said their thoughts, and I'll answer the OP question of "Fuck no! I do not do that because I have a shred of empathy and I would not like it at all if someone did that to me."

I think that's what's missing here.

Bat Vader, let's sing the empathy song together? Alright?

Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~
Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~
Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~...

Aah, fuckit, I'll echo... It is a colossal dick move, Vader. It takes next to no energy to just say, "Sorry, hun... I'm not having a good day." and you come off way better than you would than if you just walked away. That woman could be part of HR for the next company you work for, or she could have had compatible fetishes and interests to you. You'll never know because people remember this stuff, and now she's thinking the same thing the collective forum is.

What a fucking self-absorbed prick!

I mean, you're a year older than me and you haven't figured this out yet? Jokes aside: Yikes.

 

[Bat Vader]

Man, now I just feel like Bat's just trying to give excuses. A lot of people had already said their thoughts, and I'll answer the OP question of "Fuck no! I do not do that because I have a shred of empathy and I would not like it at all if someone did that to me."

I think that's what's missing here.

Bat Vader, let's sing the empathy song together? Alright?

Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~
Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~
Em-pa-thee~ Em-pa-thee~ Put yourself in place of mee~...

Aah, fuckit, I'll echo... It is a colossal dick move, Vader. It takes next to no energy to just say, "Sorry, hun... I'm not having a good day." and you come off way better than you would than if you just walked away. That woman could be part of HR for the next company you work for, or she could have had compatible fetishes and interests to you. You'll never know because people remember this stuff, and now she's thinking the same thing the collective forum is.

What a fucking self-absorbed prick!

I mean, you're a year older than me and you haven't figured this out yet? Jokes aside: Yikes.

No, I am not giving excuses. I couldn't care any less what people think I am. The slightest chance anyone on here could ever effect or affect me in real life is slim to none. The woman isn't in HR as I saw her recently in a Pizza Hut uniform when I picked up a pizza last night. I doubt we have interests in the same stuff as when she approached me she started to talk about how her dog had to be taken the vet and other useless crap.

I hate dogs.

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