I lost my temper!

After few months following-up the same outstanding matter, and after being given the same old empty promises, I guess I cannot stand it up anymore. The dateline also were very fast approaching, it was a do-or-die decision that I had to make. After all, it was our team reputation at stake should we fail to deliver the whole project package, as being

I made the decision to confront this one particular team member whose outstanding output had made the whole team wait, in anger!

"Hi Dave, have you read my e-mail yesterday", I said in controlled voice when I met Dave yesterday. He was there at the Lobby, talking to the receptionist.

"Ahh, yes, I will reply it by end of today", he replied very calmly, as if nothing urgent and nothing to worry about. The dateline is already few months passed, and we need to present the package in 5 days time! No other team member has the opportunity to review his package and most likely, without all the checking and complete review, we all will be screwed-up!

"Dave, you are such an irresponsible person!", I shouted at him. My blood boiling. He looks surprised but quickly recover.

"Why you said that?", he asked innocently, or was that sarcastic question?

"We have been waiting for your complete package since months, and you seems never try to understand how important it is. You keep promising; broken promise! When we repeatedly asked if you need help, you said no problem, you can manage it... and now, we have to present it next week and we are not ready yet!!!", I yelled at him. Dave seems very compose and offer no sympathy for the team problems he just been heard, or rather yelled at.

"You guys to be fair with me also... ", Dave defending himself. "I am alone and you guys have a Section to complete the package", he continue.

(to be continue)