I feel like this will trigger some of you because I'm sure people in this sub use “I” statements at work.
I have an awful bossy coworker and I heard a customer ask if we had any more of a certain product in the back. This awful coworker replies, “I don't have any more in stock”
I know it's a very simple statement but it reveals a LOT. Any coworker I've had say this kind of comment (vs. Just saying 'we') has been fucking awful. They think they own the store and their coworkers. They are usually suck-ups to bosses and will rat you out for anything. And most importantly, people like this are incredibly difficult to work with. They're always on a power trip.
I have another example. My GM called the cops on a guy panhandling outside the store. When he was describing it to me, he said “I don't want him doing that outside MY store”. Bro. It's not your store, it belongs to a corporation. You are just as replaceable as I am… if anything, its OUR or THE store….not “MINE”….and you guessed it, he fucking sucks.
Hopefully I'm describing this well. Have you worked with someone that uses “I” statements like I described? If so, how was that coworker?
ETA: more examples someone like this would say:
Customer: “when do you get mums back in stock?”
Coworker: “I will get more on the 20th”
Customer: “why are all the mums wilted?”
Coworker: “my mums got frozen on the truck”
Customer: “can I return this after 30 days?”
Coworker: “my return policy is before 30 days “
I realize some of you may think it's stupid and semantic but if you've worked with someone that talks like this, you know what I'm talking about. I've only ever worked with one other person like this at a previous job and my coworkers also thought it was strange how they would use “i” statements. Anyways lol