What would you do in this situation?

[Soprano76]

Hi guys, I am Javier, from Madrid-Spain. It's been two years that I was enlightened by the 'alpha male discovery'. I am doing quite well, actually, as I wasn't a real beta, either.

My sticking points, now that I can work and command a room sometimes, is dealing with those males who are annoyed by my status and try to challenge me verbally, especially in front of women. For example, yesterday we had a meeting at work, all men but a woman, my boss (she's hot, by the way). At some point, I commented to a colleague in front of me that I was planning to travel to Dublin with some friends of mine; my boss heard this and said: "Oh you go to Dublin? you're gonna like it. You must visit 'this and that'”. I said, 'our hotel is well located, right in downtown, we'll work from there', and out of the blue, another colleague, upset with me being the center of attention said: 'Javier, we don't care'. I didn't react at all and we all changed subject. However, I had to make a colossal effort to remain calm and not beat him when the meeting was over.

I need your help here: What would you do should you be in the same situation?

1-Unreactive (what I did)
2-Say a funny remark to him (wit not always available)
3-Call him out in front of everybody
4-Wait for him outside and beat the crap out of him (I am fit and strong, and know some boxing)
5-Others

 

[GettinLuckyAintLuck]

You are hardly alpha at all, a guy saying "we dont care" made you angry and want to beat him up, you are a loser man, if you let someone get you angry with such a simple remark you are very far from being alpha.

 

[Joe Stud]

say a funny (and obviously sarcastic) thing back to him

 

[Soprano76]

You are hardly alpha at all, a guy saying "we dont care" made you angry and want to beat him up, you are a loser man, if you let someone get you angry with such a simple remark you are very far from being alpha.

Due to the context, that 'I don't care' sounded like an insult, and everybody perceived it that way (nobody laughed and they all waited for my reaction). Alpha or not, it is not easy to remain unreactive when someone tries to shame you in front of other people, I understand from your words that you would have done NOTHING.

 

[GettinLuckyAintLuck]

There's a difference between doing nothing, and stressing about something to the point where you had to make this thread. If you were a real tough guy, and he insulted you that much you would have said something in the moment. What you're doing now is what women do........

 

[Reckoning]

Some mates you got there.