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If someone asks you for a ride somewhere where you both are going to (a meeting for example), and you say yes to them, and you tell them what time YOU are leaving since YOU are the one driving, yet they tell you what time you should leave, would you roll with it or would you insist on leaving the time YOU originally planned to leave?
No, there's no need to "roll with it." I would politely say "I'm sorry, but I'd prefer to leave at 10:00. If that's a problem, you may have to see if someone else can give you a ride."
No, there's no need to "roll with it." I would politely say "I'm sorry, but I'd prefer to leave at 10:00. If that's a problem, you may have to see if someone else can give you a ride."
That.
I do try to be flexible if it isn't a big deal though, live five minutes or whatever.
If someone asks you for a ride somewhere where you both are going to (a meeting for example), and you say yes to them, and you tell them what time YOU are leaving since YOU are the one driving, yet they tell you what time you should leave, would you roll with it or would you insist on leaving the time YOU originally planned to leave?
Don't give them a ride in the first place. Unless you live in the boonies, there should be bus service.
No, there's no need to "roll with it." I would politely say "I'm sorry, but I'd prefer to leave at 10:00. If that's a problem, you may have to see if someone else can give you a ride."
I agree.
But, if it is only a few minutes and there is a good reason "Can we leave at 9:50 so that I can give the general manager my report on widgets before the meeting?" then I would probably agree.
It reminds me of a work trip I took a few years ago ... my whole team had to travel to our headquarters office for a department meeting. We had to leave on Sunday afternoon to be there for the start of the meeting on Monday morning.
One of my colleagues who lived close to me asked if he could ride with me to the airport. Sure! I'll be leaving at 2:15 for our 4:00 flight (30 minutes to get to the airport, 15 minutes for parking and shuttle, and an hour to get through security, get to the gate, stop in the restroom, find some water, etc.). I don't like to feel rushed.
He thought I was nuts. He insisted that there was no reason to leave any earlier than 3:00. "I can get to the airport in 15-20 minutes. Parking only takes a couple minutes, and there's not going to be anyone at security. Your seat is already assigned, so you might as well get there at the end of boarding so you don't have to wait and stand in line to board."
Luckily, I didn't have to find a polite way to handle the situation, because he responded "Nevermind. I'll drive myself."
Guess who missed the flight and most of the meeting?
Do they want you to leave later or earlier than you planned, and why? If it's just a few minutes earlier, no big deal. I wouldn't leave later than I planned because I wouldn't want them to make me late.
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