Ok, I admit it. I’ve got a problem when somebody tells me I have to do something. Unless of course it’s somebody from the female persuasion in my close group of friends and or family. With the proper voice, correct posture and logical … never mind. It just goes to show that I do not only have an authority problem I have a complex authority problem.
My first reaction to the must-word without listening to what is actually being said is; I do NOT have to do anything. Or as the literal translation of a friend of mine goes; I must nothing.
Sit down and gather around me and I’ll tell you a grueling story about…a pension plan mixed with a pinch of bureaucracy. Being in the Netherlands again as a physiotherapist I was informed in August 2008 by the SPF (Foundation Pension plan for Physiotherapists) that I had to join their superannuation fund. Bladibladibla… so now I’m very pissed because I’m right and they are wrong.
Ow happy happy joy joy! At the top of my foul mood this afternoon (I had taken an off day today) a young chap from Oxxio came by at my door.
O = oxxio chap
S = me
O: Hello, could I speak to the person renting this apartment?
S: He’s standing in front of you.
O: Ok, well I’m here to lower you energy bill. I’m offering you a fixed bill.
S: Yeah, I heard about it. Thanks for the tip. I’ll look into it.
O: Look I’ve got this scrap out of the NRC (Dutch newspaper), which says this is a real good deal. And the NRC is a good newspaper don’t you think?
S: Yeah, well listen. I’m not going to make this decision standing here at my front door. Let me look into it and I’ll contact oxxio. I’m hesitant to listen to a sale talk and then buy at my front door.
O: Ow but I’m not selling anything. I’m going to make sure you have a lower energy bill. The utility company you have now will fine you for changing so we are prepared to pay that fine if you try us for three months.
S: Dude, we can do this the polite way or the impolite way. I told you what I’m going to do, don’t wait around for me to tell you what to do.
O: Ok. Well thanks for your time and a good day.
S: Thought you’d say that…
Poor guy. Would have been better if he came another time.
Hahahaha that sounds exactly like ‘somebody trying to sell something to Miko when he has The Exceptionally Negative Attitude All Over Him.’
They only do their badly paid jobs…
But then again, some handsome guy tried to sell me funeral insurance at the door and when I nicely said no, he asked me out instead…How professional…
They came by my house as well.. same trick.
I told the guy I didn’t want his product about four times before he left… grrrrr