Well, I managed to make a few people happy today. Hopefully that will somewhat counteract yesterday. You can't determine intent. It's difficult to pick out inflections and expressions. Hurrying to make a point can be harmfully counterproductive.
Words have meaning.
In important situations they should be chosen carefully. I have been dutifully reminded of the cliche, think before you leap. I get to interview for my own job on September 26th. I've done nothing but make people mad today, so I'll leave it at that. This corporate merger business I've been facing for the past 13 months is taking on a life of its own.