Seafra
Shade said:Oh absolutely, and it was meant to be slightly hyperbolic to take the edge off of the post itself. I assume that actual congratulation of an employee would sound like "Good call, that's just what I would have done and I am sure the other guests appreciated it."
But when a conversation as lively as this one could get tense I prefer a bit of hyperbole. Other versions might be:
"Oh thank goodness you got rid of her, I don't know how we'll ever get the patchouli smell out of the cushions."
"Well I am glad that gypsy woman is gone but she left her demon. Should that go in the lost and found or did she leave an address?"
"Whew that's a relief, let's go get the sage and get rid of them tarot vibes"
or even
"I'm so glad you did that. I love tarot but can you believe he brought out a Thoth deck... with all these people around. Some people just never think of others' safety. I mean th THOTH deck!"
I just prefer that you made it clear that these comments are **assumptions** on your part. This is not at all how I would approach the situation, nor has it ever been how I'd approach any situation. I'm offended that someone would think my approach would be at all like this. Professional attitude is key.