We need to talk.

[madison2000]

Poll question: We need to talk.

What goes through your mind when you hear those words?

[kick-ass-bob]

1. not through my mind, but...

my heart goes through my stomach...
:(

[Skittles]

2. dread

absolute f***ing dread

[RaleighNCDem]

4. Definitely dread...

The same dread that I get when reading an email from the boss which reads: "See me when you get back from lunch."

:scared:

[drumwolf]

7. "see me when you get back from lunch"

Whenever I hear those words, I see the boss IMMEDIATELY. And more often than not, s/he will say, "No, we'll talk after lunch," which drives me even more crazy. :argh:

[MountainLaurel]

16. Ditto

That's the phrase of death in relationships -- I'm to a point where I hear that and immediately and involuntarily start tearing up.

[MsAnthropy]

3. Has to be one of the most loaded statements there is

I just hate it and tend to run to the nearest exit.

[madison2000]

5. Occasionally I've said it to male co-workers in a very serious way just

to mess with them- and then talk about something work related that isn't that important... I know, I'm a terrible person.

[jdots]

6. " Sorry darling,I have a tuba lesson,start without me ."

those words mean it's time to grovel,avoid issues and apply
reverse phychology.

[trof]

8. Other: "Uh oh, I'm in trouble."

[ET Awful]

9. "Why start now, we haven't said squat to each other in 4 months,

I was starting to enjoy the silence."

:evilgrin:

[livinginphotographs]

10. Other:

"Oh, shit, she found out about the time I did lines of coke off her sister's tits while her mom took pictures at the topless Swedish Bikini Team costume party."

[JimmyJazz]

11. Ouch - the most dreaded words in the English language -

It means I did something wrong.

[Freebird12004]

12. yuck - now I have a knot in the bottom of my stomach.

If I must say " We need to talk" first I start with "Nothings wrong, however" or "We can work this out, but"

[DrGonzoLives]

13. I'm playing my PS2 now, can it wait?

:evilgrin:

Or: "For fuck's sake, what now?"

[name not needed]

14. Oh shit, what did I do now.

Actually had this conversation with one of the vice principals at my school this morning.

[tjwash]

Ahh shit what now?

Whenever I hear that, it's never about what WE need to do, it's always about what I am doing wrong.

[madison2000]

15. I am off work till Tuesday and the last thing my supervisor said to me

yesterday was "When you get back we'll have to get together to talk about how things are going". What the hell does that mean? If he had something negative I'd rather enjoy my 5 days off without worrying about it. And I don't know that it does, I just wish he hadn't said it.

[redsoxliberal]

17. pretty much just 'oh shit.'

[madison2000]

18. Delaying the talk is cruel and unusual punishment

I'm trying to remember if anything good has ever happened after those 4 words...nothing comes to mind.

[bigwillq]

19. Sorry, I don't really like the poll options

There are different situations when someone says we need to talk other than being dumped or being fired.

I know "other" is there. Ok, maybe I'm just being too picky.