Are you a Straight Shooter or a People Pleaser?

[rabbithorsegirl]

Are you the type of person who is forthright with others? Do your actions stem from your own desire to please others or, because they make demands on you and you must oblige? It takes two to tango.

Nobody should presume to cast judgement on anyone because nobody is perfect but, for the most part we are either a straight shooter or a people pleaser. Which of the two best describe you?
Are you a straight shooter or a people pleaser?

 

[Yadira from LA]

I am brutally honest.

I live by the motto "When I want your opinion, I'll beat it out of you."

 

[Luke808666]

Jesus I can't wait to hear tboy's answer to this one.

 

[wOoTS uP]

^^^ oh I'm a "people pleaser" through and through hehehe NOT.

I do try and show a little more tact in real life than I do on here but I am often pushed to the point where tact just isn't getting the job done.

A couple of true examples for you:

I was building a trade show exhibit in Las Vegas and I had a local union worker assigned to my booth. Being union you have to be delicate in how you deal with them. I told this guy 3 times to do something and he kept fucking around on nothing at all. I finally said to him: Listen dipshit, if you don't get your fucking ass over there and put up that fucking sign I told you three times to do, you're out of here so fast your feet won't hit the floor. So he moved over to do it, I went on to something else, 2 minutes later I look over and he's not doing it. I promptly walked to the labour desk and said "get this idiot out of my booth NOW".....

I was standing in line at Shoppers Drug mart behind this little old lady. The line was about 8 or 10 people long and she had a TON of little things. So the total comes to $19.78 and she puts down a 10, pulls out a five, then starts rooting around in her purse and I SEE she's got another 5 right there. She digs out a loonie, roots around some more, pulls out a twoonie, roots around some more, pulls out a loonie, then she starts pulling out pennies. I shit you not. One, two, three, four...she's going to fucking SEVENTY EIGHT one penny at a time. The cashier saw some quarters and reached into her little change purse and the LOL pushed her hand away....she said "mam, we have a lot of customers" the LOL ignored her. I've been standing there for about 5 minutes when I finally pull a loonie out of my pocket, hand it to the cashier, she rings up the total and gives me the 22 cents change and hands the receipt to the LOL , slides her 20 pennies to the side and starts ringing in my purchase.....

 

[Beefy Cheeks]

I am in the middle I guess. Depends who I am dealing with. With some folks you have to be direct and to the point and others are more sensitive types so I adjust accordingly.

 

[m.i.s.s.]

The worst is when you think you're dealing with a straight shooter and can be honest with them and find out (only) after you are, they're a hyper sensitive boobooface.

 

[cleric]

I'm finding that I am becoming less patient as I get older. Either that, or my job being a professional asshole is growing on me.

 

[Mariska]

I find that too. I think it stems from the years of having to be PC, turn the other cheek, keep your mouth shut, etc etc.

I also find that I'm saying "life is too short to put up with this BS" a lot now too.

 

[ZeFishChick]

And yes I did this on purpose.