[JamesP81]

What makes a difficult conversation difficult?

The difficult ones are the ones that you know are going to involve hurting someone else's feelings. There are two reasons I don't really date. One is that I don't handle rejection very well. However, that doesn't even compare to having to reject someone else. I'd much rather be shot down than be the one doing the shooting down. Nothing scares me more than the thought of getting into a relationship where she gets attached to me and I know it isn't right and I have to end it.

I also always try to do these conversations face to face. Doing it by phone or email just seems like a cop out to me. Might as well take my lumps and get it over with.

1. What's your favorite firearm?

My Remington 710, 7mm magnum. Highly accurate and fun to shoot.

[WFTR]

I agree that there's no way for the kind of conversation that you describe to be anything but miserable. One reason I'm glad that I'm only a temporary supervisor is that I won't have to do the final performance evaluations for the year. I'd hate having to tell people how they did all year even when they generally did well.

I agree that the rejection conversations generally need to be face to face. On the other hand, I don't see putting someone to a great deal of trouble to meet just so I can say that we won't make it. I'm just as happy with someone rejecting me from a distance. I may have questions, but having them answered through e-mail is fine.

I've never fired a real rifle like you describe. I've fired a few .22 rifles, an SKS, and an old M1 carbine. Someday, maybe I'll get to shoot a high quality rifle.