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Back when I was working and struggling financially I would always spend so much time and mental energy making sure I was easy going and making everyone's life easier. I kissed the XXX of so many people and got really nothing in return.
I remember asking my father why he was so unpleasant to people when he was old and he said, "I spent my entire working life trying to get people to like me and now that I am retired and financially secure and they can't do anything to me anymore, I can revert back to my natural disposition."
I don't want to make anyone's life difficult but I am done with kissing rear ends now that I am retired. Can you relate?
I kissed the XXX of so many people and got really nothing in return.
Something isn't right.
I KA all the time but I always get something in return. That's why I do it. Often it is as simple as telling people what they want to hear. Or, find a way to take advantage of their insecurities - make them feel bigger than they are or something like that.
I have no pride or conscience. I just want to get what I want by any means possible.
Since I retired, there aren't many people who would care if I kiss their ass or not, so I don't have much reason to bother. Like the poster above I don't have anything against making people feeling important so I can accomplish a goal--everyone wins, but it just doesn't seem to be needed from me that much anymore. At the same time, if you take the ass out of the equation and want to talk about kissing, I finally have lots more time for smooching my husband. And my dogs.
So my answer would be, I kiss ass a lot less, I smooch lips a lot more.
Have to admit, when I read the thread title my thought was xxx is ~that means fill in the blanks~ so I did and my response was 'yep, I kiss biscuit pop more than ever'.
Sad to discover the OP, after retiring, is still living in the past, hung up on his/her former work life.
I kiss ass much more since I started posting on City-Data. I like to please people and I am very timid, so everything I say is calculated to win favor and smooth things over. I could never be so bold as to be provocative or voice a strong opinion, because after all a strong opinion might offend or upset someone and that is the last thing I would be able to tolerate. Just the thought of having someone angry or upset with me starts my stomach churning. I am known as the milk-toast of City-Data; I leave no stone unturned in my efforts to curry favor with other posters. I am the great expert at kissing ass; my whole personality is wonderfully suited to it. I fall all over myself thanking those who set me straight and who correct me. Humility is my watchword, along with reticence and obsequiousness. I am a poster child for ingratiating myself with others.
Last edited by Escort Rider; 09-18-2013 at 01:21 AM..
I kiss ass much more since I started posting on City-Data. I like to please people and I am very timid, so everything I say is calculated to win favor and smooth things over. I could never be so bold as to be provocative or voice a strong opinion, because after all a strong opinion might offend or upset someone and that is the last thing I would be able to tolerate. Just the thought of having someone angry or upset with me starts my stomach churning. I am known as the milk-toast of City-Data; I leave no stone unturned in my efforts to curry favor with other posters. I am the great expert at kissing ass; my whole personality is wonderfully suited to it. I fall all over myself thanking those who set me straight and who correct me. Humility is my watchword, along with reticence and obsequiousness. I am a poster child for ingratiating myself with others.
I know it's real early in the morning and my first cup isn't half gone yet so maybe that's why I can't figure out whether you're being serious or not
I kiss ass much more since I started posting on City-Data. I like to please people and I am very timid, so everything I say is calculated to win favor and smooth things over. I could never be so bold as to be provocative or voice a strong opinion, because after all a strong opinion might offend or upset someone and that is the last thing I would be able to tolerate. Just the thought of having someone angry or upset with me starts my stomach churning. I am known as the milk-toast of City-Data; I leave no stone unturned in my efforts to curry favor with other posters. I am the great expert at kissing ass; my whole personality is wonderfully suited to it. I fall all over myself thanking those who set me straight and who correct me. Humility is my watchword, along with reticence and obsequiousness. I am a poster child for ingratiating myself with others.
Possibly but for completely different reasons than what you may think.
I don't kiss xxx now and I don't plan on any changes in that after I retire. In my job, the last thing I am supposed to do is lie and make them feel good about themselves. I have to be honest and truthful with them and tell them things that offend them sometimes and tell them things that they don't want to hear or make them uncomfortable. Its just part of the job.
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