Jason Thistlethwaite
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1.3 KiB
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19 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
Person who makes a habit of loudly intruding into the work environment with distracting announcements at unexpected times.
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![[Pasted image 20230130123825.png]]
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## Narrative Example
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Tom and Jerry are on the phone with Bugs Bunny to talk about a business deal. Suddenly, the Koolaid man runs into the room and starts shouting about his new Discord channel.
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Tom and Jerry are all interrupted and confused, and getting back on track is both time confusing and stressful.
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The Koolaid Man might even be upset or confused they react rudely to his behavior.
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## What causes the Koolaid Man, and how does it affect us?
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Most of the time someone who acts this way is just excited and thinks everyone else should be too. Most people don't barge into conversations and interrupt unless they think it's important. Because of that, we should think about a few aspects of this.
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### It could be misaligned priorities or a misunderstanding about whether someone's busy.
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The Koolaid Man really thinks they are being helpful, so reacting to them negatively can hurt their feelings or make them feel like their work's not appreciated.
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It's important to figure out the reason they thought interrupting was a good idea:
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1. Did they have good information, but they should have communicated it a different way |