Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
Anger can also motivate. It can focus your energy. It can make you forget discomfort and keep you going.
But the key is to stay in control of it.

I am virtually never angry. I've been a contractor for 10 years, and had my share of shitty situations. I was played a couple of times in a manner that really made me angry, but I stayed professional.

If you are dealing with high level managers of different sites of a megacorp, throwing a hissy fit is not going to impress anyone.
Instead keep your cool and pour your anger in a mail to management, telling them politely to eff off, explaining in detail the context of the situation, and that your contractual obligations do not forsee in you getting treated like shit.

If you can control your anger, then it is an asset. If not, then it is a liability.
Of course, blowing a fuse every other day probably means that you have a problem.


The other side of the coin is that when dealing with peons Such as the morons at customer service counters demonstrating a little anger with the raising of the voice and a few invecitives often gets you what you want or pushed up the ladder to someone who can give you what you want rather than lied to and shown the door.