So, we had a boss moderated chat today (me and our web designer, that is). She and I couldn't be more similar and different. Both really abrasive. She has a much shorter temper than I do (which is hard to imagine out of anyone other than a convicted felon). I'm certainly more sensitive to criticism than she is. And it didn't go especially well.

She was really abrasive and unproductive. Also very defensive. I mean, she is very driven, and I suppose that's probably a good thing for her -- but she completely lacks diplomacy. Moreover, she is totally dismissive of other people's issues (I know someone who'd find that very ironic that I'm saying that). It's far more important for her to be right than anything else. I'm that way too, but I think I get to the point where it's not worth it to fight sooner than she does. I was also far more willing to entertain the possibility of compromise than she was (which is funny to me because last week I was on the verge of taking a cold bath with the toaster, I was so fucking angry).

She's making work really unpleasant.