I told someone their idea was stupid today

I am a brutally honest person.  Ask my friend Tiffany.  She once wore booties way before they became hip to do so... lets say a good 4 years ahead of the trend.  We were sitting in the middle of the atrium of the College of Design - with a handful of other fashionable college girls and Tiffany asks me what I thought of them.

I knew she was excited about them, I could see it in her face.  And I hated them and it showed in my face.  I don't think she has ever quite forgiven me for that day.  However, she does know that I will give my honest opinion whenever asked. And just an FYI she does ask every now and then.

Too bad the person at work didn't know this fine attribute of mine. She did ask if there were any questions or comments after given a presentation (see what I am doing here, I am blame shifting). This new idea is to help our retail people help get selling accessories back on the floor instead of at the check out... great idea except they can only access this information at kiosks ...  

This is where I should have kept my mouth shut.  This is where I might not have made someone mad... but I didn't.  I spoke my mind. Sigh.  Do you ever have moments where you are like - really- did I really have to do that?

Well I didn't phrase it well either.  Verbatim "If we are trying to get the customers out with the product, doesn't it seem stupid to make the retail associate reference this info at a kiosk?"  I am sure there were better ways to have phrased that.  And just like Tiffany's face, this woman's face told me that she didn't  appreciated my opinion either...

I don't think we will be friends in the near future...and I don't think she will be like Tiffany and appreciate this quality for what it is.  I am chalking this one up to a learning experience.

It is like telling someone their baby is ugly, you just don't do it (but you can think it). 


UPDATE: Meeting to discuss meeting where I told this woman her idea is stupid schedule for tomorrow morning - I did not set this up...Karma is coming for me!!! Eeeek!