Bad Attitude

Something really bugs me when someone has a bad attitude with me for no real reason. It just puts a lot of undue stress on all involved. I do my best to be a cheerful person, and then someone comes along and feels the need to ruin that with whatever is bringing them down... Life is full of jerks I guess.

Today the jerk was someone at the office. Someone normally cheerful, and normally a pleasure to work with, who was probably just having a bad day and got asked a question at the wrong time. So he snapped at me and responded with an answer worded to make me feel less intelligent than him. An answer designed to belittle me because of my lack of knowledge on this one particular subject. Problem is that I know on many topics that I am far more intelligent than he, so it just came across as a futile attempt to one up me one time. Compensating for a lack of knowledge about a broad base of topics by besting me this one time. That kinda just made me feel bad for him. Wonder whats going on in his life that he feels the need to bring someone else down just in an attempt to feel a bit better. And it bugged me all day. I wanted to pull him aside and ask what was up... The time just never came about. Perhaps tomorrow I'll ask if everything is alright.