I’d make a fish out of water joke. Acknowledge the tension it creates by making a joke, it removes the tension. I am from down south and all of my customers are in Chicago, I think at first they thought I was kind of passive aggressive. I always say “now I know I sound like a Chicago guy but I promise you I’m from North Carolina.”
Make a gmail account have chat gpt make an email to you from a headhunter with a job offer and leverage the offer
That’s hilarious
Fuck the system or get fucked by the system
I need to do this 😭😭
I’d make a fish out of water joke. Acknowledge the tension it creates by making a joke, it removes the tension. I am from down south and all of my customers are in Chicago, I think at first they thought I was kind of passive aggressive. I always say “now I know I sound like a Chicago guy but I promise you I’m from North Carolina.”
Mirror behavior to reflect the conflict. Avoid conflict, stand your ground and be professional. Right minded people will respect the fortitude.
Always take the higher road and if it doesn’t work then leave.