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Re: Dealing with robotics regrets

I have a regret as a competition staffer.

At the 2015 Wisconsin Regional, as a Team Queuing guy, I yelled at a VIP to get out of the judges' area without a pass or badge during a match. He got really offended and aggressive with me, and I handled the situation poorly. I should have been complimentary and asked him politely instead of being brusque and direct. Turns out he was a visiting C-level from a sponsoring company, and left his VIP pass with his family or something. I was actually reprimanded informally for this faux pas.

I never had a chance to apologize to him for my actions, either, but I've learned from it, and I try to be genial and polite to anyone trying to make their way onto the field, if I believe they might be entering in error.
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