You would be proud of me !!

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  1. kateincornwall

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    I hate confrontation and often get put upon because I find it hard to say no . Overnight, I have been awake and getting more angry about this spay issue for Millie and at 4 this morning, pledged to myself that I wont take this lying down .
    I have spoken to the Manager this morning, putting on my best authoritive voice and saying that I am very angry and displeased that we are paying for the spay and yet are dictated to re the date . I went on to say that I am a resonsible owner, have owned many dogs and gone through neutering with most of them and that their attitude was wrong and not condusive to expecting support from anyone .
    She was fairly quiet throughout the one sided conversation, during which my husband looked on with amazement :) She said that she would go and look at Millies file and get back to me, which she has just done and yippeee, its worked , she agreed 100% that it was an inconvenient time for a spay given that Christmas was a few days later so if any problems arose, it might be more difficult to get Veterinary help .
    The outcome is that Millie is being spayed on the 3rd January , still at our expense and with our Vet, but when its best for her and for us too ;D
     
  2. Karen

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    Re: You would be proud of me !!

    Kate, well done!!! That really is the best thing for you, and for Millie too.

    You are such a lovely person, and I know you dont like to make a fuss unnecessarily, but every now and then we have to stand up for ourselves, so good work you!!! :)
     
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    well done kate :)
    i agree you are a lovely person and only want what is best for millie :)
     
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    Good on you :) Great job.
     
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    Well done Kate :D

    Now you can rest easy and enjoy your Christmas!
     
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    Re: You would be proud of me !!

    Go Kate! Good for you. That's excellent.
     
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    Good stuff! I expect the person you had the bad experience with the other day may be free to find other work soon. Clearly not a customer focussed person, or enjoying her work!

    The really annoying thing I find about this sort of experience is that the other person probably forgets the conversation immediately and the rest of us end up carrying it around like baggage for days!
     
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    Fan blooming tastic, well done Kate, hope that nasty women gets a flea in her ear from the Manager. xx
     
  9. kateincornwall

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    It was really hard to do , my usual speaking voice is quiet and calm , my counselling training no doubt :)
    Its compltely out of character for me to be assertive , but actually, it was quite enjoyable ;)
     
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    Re: You would be proud of me !!

    Great result.
    Alice
     
  11. bbrown

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    [quote author=kateincornwall link=topic=3180.msg34036#msg34036 date=1383742851]
    It was really hard to do , my usual speaking voice is quiet and calm , my counselling training no doubt :)
    Its compltely out of character for me to be assertive , but actually, it was quite enjoyable ;)
    [/quote]

    Good for you !

    Occasionally I feel the need for some verbal sparring so lookout any cold callers who phone me when I'm in that kind of mood ;D
     
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    Good for you Kate. Brilliant result and the right one. ;D

    I'm like you don't like to make a fuss but sometimes you have to. I find it easier over the phone can pretend to be somebody else. ;)
     
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    Well done!
     

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