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Accidentally insulting someone.
If you’ve ever sent a text or email to the wrong person that included a less than positive opinion of the person who just received it, you know the definition of awkward. While you probably regret the mistake, you should take it as an opportunity to discuss the thing that was bothering you.
Don’t make up an excuse or try to backtrack; a candid conversation will lead to forgiveness much faster than a bunch of BS, says Dachis. But apologize only if you care. “If you don’t like someone, don’t waste your time trying to make things better,” says Dachis. “Use the mistake to get rid of someone you never wanted in your life.”
Via The Learning Factor
The more awkward situations you handle, the easier they become, says Dachis. Here are five more situations that might be happening around you, and how you can handle them:
When you handle awkward situations, you train your social skills. As Dachis says you should put yourself in the other person’s shoes. Would you want to know? The author presents 5 awkward situations:
(1). Accidentally insulting someone.
(2). Being put on a project with a lazy coworker
(3). Getting out of an awkward conversation
(4). Quitting your job
(5). Working for a bad boss