ShiningMoon Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Hi all, I didn't know where to post this, so here goes. I will not be diving into the details of the history, but basically, there is colleague I normally really enjoy chatting with. Anyway, he normally calls me fairly often but never right away at 9.00. Today, he chose to call me at 9.00 which was a bit unexpected, but anyway. I had been off for the past 4 days and had a horrific weekend. I was in a good mood when I showed up to work however. I'm always quite chippy/cheerful when we speak regardless. Anyway, I asked him "how are you". He paused and said: "Yeah, I'm OK", but he didn't elaborate. He asked me a question about a case. I didn't think much of it. I tried to crack a joke or two, but he didn't really laugh. He seemed down. I didn't want to ask what was wrong with him, since I assumed he probably didn't want people to know his business especially over the phone. We chatted a bit about my departure from the company and then we hung up. Then, my boss contacted me to tell me a former colleague of ours passed away. The man who passed away was such a good spirit, it's unbelievable. I put two and two together and realized this is why my colleague was down. I just wasn't aware of our former colleague's passing. It made me look quite insensitive, but my colleague could have told me over the phone too. After all, I knew the person who passed away. I'm very embarrassed. I feel as though I sounded insensitive, but I just didn't know about our colleague's passing when he called. Do you reckon I may have come across as insensitive? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Me Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Why are you beating up yourself over something you had no idea about? I'd say I think you are being oversensitive, but toward yourself... Link to post Share on other sites
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