[Oh Haha]

I have a similar story from my management days:


My boss/mentor and I were called to an emergency meeting regarding price increases instituted at a 2nd tier automotive firm. We had a previous meeting with our contact and the greenlight was given. We posted notices for the employees and made the changes about a week prior to this call.

When we showed up we were met by their VP, the union local Pres, and our contact.

The details don't really matter but what does is that contact that we spoke with pretty much lied right there and said that we never said we WERE raising prices but that we WOULD LIKE TO raise prices. WHOA!!!!!

I started to counter when my boss stepped on my foot and apologized for the misunderstanding to the folks. WTF?!!!!

We discussed the issue on the ride back to the office.

His words-"She lied, we know she lied, and her superiors know she lied. She has to live with that and we have to accept it."

I didn't really get what he meant until several months after. It was a huuuuuge lesson for me in understanding how some people operate, in work and life.

I hope everything works out for you, Mike.