Have I become thick-skinned ??

I remember that as a child, I was a very sensitive person. The slightest hint of sarcasm or mockery from a person would either get me very angry or in tears. That part about me has not totally died down but it has toned down considerably.

Today I went to speak to Manager X about certain issues, which he had to follow up on. The conversation was quite normal as far I could make out, he did share his bit of office politics going on, and the kind of work expected out of him. I listened patiently to all that he had to say and ended the conversation in the usual typical way, “Could you please drop in an email with the CR number that has been raised. Thank you!”

I went back to my seat and after a few minutes, a senior manager Y came to my desk and said, “X told me to convey his apologies for snapping at you when you had spoken to him earlier.” I was quite bewildered, as I did not really think anything rude or snappy came up in the conversation with X. Anyways not to let that out, I casually said, “Oh, it's ok. Not a problem.” Indeed, it was not a problem.

I shared this incident with another colleague of mine and he joked that maybe I am too used to X’s way of being rude. Well, I beg to disagree on that one as I feel I have become thick-skinned like a crocodile!