How often have you heard that? How often have you had to say it?
Often enough that it’s almost a ‘default’ response. You bump into someone in a retail store, say excuse me and the other side quickly says, ‘no worries’. You’re about to get your car in a parking lot and the attendant is patiently waiting for you to find your ticket, and instinctively we say, ‘sorry’ and the guy looks at you and says, ‘no worries’.
Your colleague is struggling and despite the deadline, you’re trying to keep it calm to avoid further tension and you resort to, no worries. Strategically it can be the right thing to say but most of the time it’s our standard way of accepting things for what they are, an annoyance and moving right along.
Nobody likes INCONVENIENCE, but it’s part of life. So many things are a disruption, a problem, a nuisance, a disturbance to the norm and a hassle. Sometimes it can really push your buttons and set you off into a bad place and sometimes, we just roll with it, control it the best we can and move on. Either way, INCONVENIENCE is irritating. It can cause stress or anxiety and if you let it manage you, you put yourself at a disadvantage. No matter the circumstances, you MUST manage it.
So, when you call customer service and get someone located in a faraway place and they cannot really assist you, before you lose it, consider NO WORRIES, and make the best of it. Try and find the resolution you were after without crossing that undefined line of being exasperated and becoming a pain in the ###. Sometimes no worries is the same as you’re welcome.
It’s all right. It’s OK. No big deal. Not a problem. It’s nothing. Forget it. It’s cool. I got this – No Worries.
