My meeting yesterday

I had an interesting meeting yesterday with one of my bosses. We were talking about some thing, when all of a sudden, she got really emotional talking about a "previous" meeting where others began questioning her ability in a joking manner. Basically what happened was all the mgrs here left today for a big shooters meeting in Phoenix. So, it's a running joke that the mgrs don't know how to sell well, or the pricing of our products, or how to use the products, etc..cause they are always doing other things. So, as soon as that was brought up about thier retreat, another guy goes "Well, if all the mgrs are going on a retreat for our software who is going to be demonstrating how it works??" it was a good laugh..however, it really bothered this other mgr..and sure enuff..with me she began crying..ugh. Wasn't looking for that..so i reassured her it was a generic joke that person made, and we do respect her..it seemed to help....THEN we got around to the age old topic of me in here about me becoming a leader and more outspoken in trying to proactively help those around me..which i always do if they ask me. I'm not proactive with it often tho..i'm busy and am focused on my success more then theirs obviously. I've always said if they pay me more, sure, i'll be proactive.

But i'm not a mgr...so the actual quote that was used to entice me with this time was the following: "You know how popular around this department you are right? I mean, you do know that. Everyone wants to be around you and hangs on your every word..i hear other reps talk about and it's mentioned in our manager meetings too. (Here comes the best part). You are like the cool kid in high school everyone wants to be with." end of quote. I took that as a compliment..it's always been my dream to turn this place from the uber professional setting it was when i started here almost 7 years ago to it being one more bad bathroom joke away from becoming a high school cafeteria. I can safely say i've almost achieved that goal.