All this reminds me of this one guy I used to work with,he talked needlessly on and on and on and on about how great he was and how much he has accomplished and the obstacles he overcame and then he talked some more! How he was soo hated on and how the world owed him something ,but to his credit he was good at his job.We both worked in a shop and he was really good at tuning and such, I had just started and was doing mostly crap work,rotating tires,oil changes,lite lube etc.I don't mind,that's how most shops work..you start at the bottom and work your way up.
While he was learning about A/F ratios ,tuning the ecu etc.He was a tech head and was good at it,real good.But he was soooooo obnoxiously self-absorbed and socialy retarded that he would just blabber on and on about himself and his issues,his 'girls' -which he was an okay looking guy,not ugly or anything but who am I to judge.
I accept people as they are so I don't judge too harshly,so I was cool with him- genuinely,but I tell it like it is.So one weekend after one of my friends pulled me to the side and asked me 'what's up with that guy?' 'I was like,what?' my friend was like,'well,first of all..he's a total douche bag,all he does is go on about himself like he's god ...is he retarded or something?' so I told him I'd talk to him..anyways I play it cool and later on that night ,I decided to just talk to him..no BSing. Like allways..I just let him talk and I listened..patiently.After he ran out of steam and the fluff cleared,he actualy began to show his true colors.He talked about family,his goals and all sorts of stuff...he sat there as if he deserved medal or badge or something..all I could think of after being bombarded with too much info, I was like...
'cool'..dude,he looked like he was totaly insulted! then he talked on and on about he hated people and didn't care what people thought and this and that.I had just about enough at this point..I take a last swig of my beer and was like..
'dude..you're a good guy and you do an awesome job at work,but sometimes you just need to shut the fvck up about yourself! Just for a minute!' lol pat him on the shoulder and walked off.
Anyways,on the next workday...I overhear him talking about how I was rude to him and how I lured him out to hang out with my friends to ditch him and how people suck and how he's soo great and all this BS ,the people clearly wasn't even listening to him on his rag.I snicker to myself and walk to where they were and was like
'what's up buddy? why did you take a cab home that night?' (which he did,though he didn't have to) and he just gave me this look like he totaly dispised me at this point,turned his nose up in the air like he was better then me and then walked off..his face was kinda red and he was tearing up so I knew I struck a nerve.
The people at work were laughing about what I had said to him and comended me for saying something because everyone HATED that guy and wanted to say something..but never did. I was like,
'he's a good guy- he's just flakey and self-absorded' but it was too late,the dude talked himself into a hole he dug himself and revealed how he truly was without even trying,he even claimed that he gave himself out sparingly and trusts only a certain few..though with everything he exposed about himself and the level at which he spoke of... it was painfully clear already what type of person he was ,thus the true reason why no one and I mean no one wanted anything to do anything with him...it wasn't because people were jealous or envious of his skill or success at his job,it was because he was such a total fvcking douche bag,totaly disillusioned and full of BS that even if there were any redeaming qualities left inside him...it didn't matter,he had such an unpleasent aire about him that it repelled people almost instantly upon meeting him.
Of course he was a god in his own mind and we were all the enemies,though he would never admit to it his pain or rejection he has felt..he'd just cover it up more and more with more egotistical rationalizations and more and more walls to protect his glass housed ego.How do I know? I overhear him talking about it lol.I still say hi to him and chit chat like normal,but all he does is say hi and bye..I guess he took my advise.Too little too late..from what I hear he dosen't talk as much anymore,but is now just acts completly obnoxious and snobby to people.Some peope are just clueless I guess... but then again...I don't really care lol I am not merely judging him to judge him..but he painted a pretty clear picture of the type of person he was,I am merely relaying the info and insight I got from through this person.
I generaly just avoid people like that now,I accept them as they are..but it dosen't mean that I like them nor do I have to.They are who they are ,simple as that...even if they are the biggest douchebags and self-proclaimed gods of the universe