I was really busy as I had a patent filing deadline coming up- they're non-extendable. CEO: Can you send me that information? Me: Yes. Just doing the patent. Will do it after that. CEO: Don't do the patent. Do (bit of work he wanted done) Me: The patent has to go in by 3pm. I'll do it after lunch. (20 minutes pass) CEO: Are you in a mood? Me: No, I'm having lunch. CEO: You seem in a mood... Me: No, I'm really having lunch. CEO: Call me when you're back in the office Me: OK
I go back to the office and do the final bits for my patent. Then I call him
CEO: What's wrong with you? Me: Nothing, I'm just pretty busy and I was hungry so I went to get lunch. CEO: No, it's not that. I know you and you're not happy Me: No... I'm just busy CEO: I'm not stupid you know. There's something wrong. What is it? Me: Nothing- I've got a lot to get through today. CEO: But I know you and I can tell when you're not happy. I know you. Me: (dumbfounded and can't think of anything to say) CEO: See, you ARE unhappy, and you called from my office. What's wrong? Me: Nothing! Seriously, I'm just busy getting this stuff done and your office is easier to make calls from. CEO: Is it because I'm not there? Me: No, I'm just busy CEO: Did you go to lunch with some man who told you you're wasting your life with me? Me: No... I went by myself. And why do you assume another man would tell me I'm wasted with you? CEO: Huh? Me: (I was really getting annoyed) I don't know why you'd assume another man would say such a thing to me.... CEO: Well what is it? You're being quiet and I know you. You don't like that I've left you alone. Me: No, seriously, I'm busy and I have to leave on time to get to dinner tonight CEO: Is it because I told you to go to the dinner? Me: no. I don't do things just because you tell me to you know. I do have a mind of my own. CEO: (laughs) So you didn't go for lunch with anyone? Me: (laugh) No. I was all alone. Now stop your nonsense and let me finish- I'm working very hard for you.
Then everything was fine and yesterday we exchanged probably 30 e-mails during the day having a normal bantering conversation about the dinner and other things.
