self control

Philippines
September 22, 2010 6:38am CST
A most ugly scene occurred in the office today. An administrative officer (call him "A) confronted another administrative officer (call him B) and started shouting, cursing, accusing, pointing finger at the face of B, and even physically pushed B on the chest and all these occurring in the presence of many employees. B took it all in and simply let him rant. It was an ugly scene and would have been uglier had B retaliated in the same manner. B actually came out more professional than A. But I wondered, what would push a person to this extent of being unprofessional, uncouth, and in danger of losing his job? What do you think?
11 responses
@johnpillai (2082)
• Germany
22 Sep 10
Who is wrong is not the point here. Behaving like this is very bad. This can't be accetable and excuseable. Fault is fault. Professionals are being trained to carry themselves in their taining ans seminars. That means he in not mentaly fit to do the job.
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
Hi! You are quite right. What matters now is the act as it becomes the measure of his ability to carry himself as a man in his position. I see this incident in a new angle. Thanks for your response.
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
Maybe B did something wrong which made A do such barbaric acts. We don't really know the real story behind this. But this is really ugly. A shoudn't act like that. He must have self-control in handling his anger, and have a one-on-one talk instead. Because I believe that every misunderstanding can be solved with a serious talk.
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
I agree with you. We still do not know the real story, too. But we were caught unawares and we did not see it coming, or didn't expect it from someone in his position. And yes, he should have talked it out with him in a mature way instead of erupting like that. It puts him in a bad light. Thanks for your response.
@hestylim (1210)
• Indonesia
23 Sep 10
In this case, A should not do that kind of thing to B. Yes you are right, A showed that he is unprofessional in that way. No matter what happens, he should be able to control his emotion. There is nothing good to do such bad things.
• United States
23 Sep 10
I've always talked my way out of a fight because only idiots start physical altercations over emotional stress tpwards another unless absolutely necessary. Self control is very honorable and makes you look like the better man/woman.
• United States
23 Sep 10
No, absolutely not. I wouldn't do it just because it is unprofessional. I wouldn't do it because it is rude! There are so many different ways to approach a confrontation. I have had to confront and have been confronted many times and I have never, in my life, been in confrontation that ended badly. Take the person aside. Tell them how you feel. Let them talk. Negotiate. Make amends. It's not even self control, it's respect.
22 Sep 10
That is absolutely all because of Anger..One should start how to control anger
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
oh, well, a lot can cause the unbecoming conduct of an officer, or of an employee. but, it all boils down to one thing - the attitude one person has in dealing with this angry person. officer B is a sensible person. one of the causes could be when one officer was caught being inefficient, or was not able to deliver, as reported by another officer who was affected by the inefficiency. another cause could be personal. some people cannot separate work from personal things. another cause could be envy. envious people's anger can be triggered by anything. and many more. it could sometime turn really ugly to the point that the aggrieved party is seriously hurt or killed.
• Philippines
22 Sep 10
hello figurativeme! there are people who just can't control themselves, their feelings and emotions especially when they get angry that's why you see people who risk losing their jobs, families, friends just because they failed to check in with their emotions, even at the slightest misdeeds. As an hr manager, i have had various encounters with employees like A, who just can't hold on to their temper. It's not actually an assurance that B had done some really bad things against A (maybe he did or maybe he didn't) but the fact is, A just cannot control himself. It could be the other way around, with A doing a misdeed against B, but B being a professional just shrug it off and did not retaliate and just let A be rant to his/her heart's content. people like this have some emotional imbalance and if i am the manager, i would not hire such kind of people, people with no self-control, for this would not only manifest in their behavior during anger but also during work hours as well and in dealings with other colleagues or clients.
@canaussie (221)
• Australia
22 Sep 10
People are either rational or emotional. "A" definitely belongs to the latter type as he can't control his feelings, showing emotional outburst and saying stuffs unbecoming of a professional. "B" on the other hand showed logic and self-control. These are the sort of people who run the world as they think rationally, weighing and calculating situations that confront them.
• United States
22 Sep 10
i only think my there is old saying which says....never ever argue with stupid reason is first he will let you down towards his stupidityness after that he will win coz he has more experince for being stupid insted of you..and as i am working in MNC sometime it happens
@jade14 (28)
• China
22 Sep 10
B handled the situation well,he did not loose his temper most of the people would just react like A but i think maybe he had a really good reason to act that way maybe B is just too much...well let's just admit it some people just don't know how to control themselves...