After the clash in the meeting, I can’t focus on anything this afternoon.
After stepping in to mediate between two people in conflict, I sometimes find myself starting an email and then stopping, with the meeting playing over in my…
Scenes
- After I break them up, I can’t focus on work. — I came back after mediating between the two people who clashed in the meeting, but all afternoon I keep starting emails and stopping.
- I keep thinking about who started it — At three in the afternoon, even sitting at the laptop, I’m replaying which of the two raised their voice first.
- There are still decisions to make after mediation — Listening to the two people’s conflict and deciding how to divide the work are separate things.
- Start by writing what I need to decide — Try writing “My decisions” and “Their decisions” on separate lines.
- Start with one afternoon task — After writing the two lines, I choose one thing to finish today and open the screen again.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- Rent day comes while I’m waiting for a reply.
- I trusted a coworker with a task, but they changed.
- When personal questions keep coming at a holiday gathering, smile and answer them.
- Recalculating living expenses after quitting, in a room away from home
- Starting over at the bank counter
- I went to the celebration, but why did it take me so long to give my team credit?
- As I put on my shirt, yesterday’s joke comes back to me.
- It’s true, but on my way home, I keep rephrasing it.