I request that the Imperial Valley Press staff take a refresher course on the golden rule; especially, Probe.
In case you have trouble recalling, it is the rule to treat others in the same manner that you want to be treated.
Probe’s demanding attitude toward Dr. Thompson on Feb. 3 was unwarranted and demonstrated an attitude not appreciated by me and many others.
It is one thing to cold call an unsuspecting Dr. Thompson to alert him to a problem reported to Probe by someone who did not contact his office first and something else to immediately demand to know when the problem was going to be fixed.
Probe was out of line to demand to know when the problem would be fixed.
Dr. Thompson should have been given time to look into the matter. Probe needed to demonstrate some self-control and patience after alerting Dr. Thompson about the problem.
After a couple of days, Probe simply could have called to follow up to discover what Dr. Thompson had learned about the problem and what was done about it.
As far as Dr. Thompson not being “pleased” to have a conversation with Probe, well, duh. It may be news to Probe but there is a difference between a conversation and an interrogation.
Why should he be pleased and forthcoming with information? Any one of us would be annoyed and defensive when confronted with Probe’s impatient demanding manner.
I know from experience, Probe is not always interested in explaining both sides of an issue.
Perhaps, explaining both sides would require too much print space or too much effort required to perform a reasonable investigation or perhaps too much explanation may reduce the inferred drama.
I think my request is reasonable and should be taken seriously for the I.V. Press staff to become reacquainted with the golden rule.
Please, Probe, just acquiesce and do it. I guarantee it won’t hurt and you might learn something about communicating with people in a manner appreciated.
In case you have trouble recalling, it is the rule to treat others in the same manner that you want to be treated.
Probe’s demanding attitude toward Dr. Thompson on Feb. 3 was unwarranted and demonstrated an attitude not appreciated by me and many others.
It is one thing to cold call an unsuspecting Dr. Thompson to alert him to a problem reported to Probe by someone who did not contact his office first and something else to immediately demand to know when the problem was going to be fixed.
Probe was out of line to demand to know when the problem would be fixed.
Dr. Thompson should have been given time to look into the matter. Probe needed to demonstrate some self-control and patience after alerting Dr. Thompson about the problem.
After a couple of days, Probe simply could have called to follow up to discover what Dr. Thompson had learned about the problem and what was done about it.
As far as Dr. Thompson not being “pleased” to have a conversation with Probe, well, duh. It may be news to Probe but there is a difference between a conversation and an interrogation.
Why should he be pleased and forthcoming with information? Any one of us would be annoyed and defensive when confronted with Probe’s impatient demanding manner.
I know from experience, Probe is not always interested in explaining both sides of an issue.
Perhaps, explaining both sides would require too much print space or too much effort required to perform a reasonable investigation or perhaps too much explanation may reduce the inferred drama.
I think my request is reasonable and should be taken seriously for the I.V. Press staff to become reacquainted with the golden rule.
Please, Probe, just acquiesce and do it. I guarantee it won’t hurt and you might learn something about communicating with people in a manner appreciated.
