Some situations can’t be avoided – when you find Nancy waking up in a hospital after being attacked by possums, no matter your responses you’ll get the same diagnosis. Some responses will send you down different story branches which can span an entire episode.
You’re given the choice to say no or keep shtum after almost every sentence of dialogue in the game.
#BE NEGATIVE NANCY FULL#
The Megamart manager, for example, is a smarmy corporate shill and full of all those fake business niceties and buzz words. Despite not having a vocal track (the developers instead optioning for a garbled fake voice noise that matches the game’s tone), the personality of each character comes across very strongly in the writing.
The writing in Negative Nancy is really tight and well designed around the two input types. Imagine trying to pay for a restaurant bill when the only word you can say is “no”… During each of the chapters, the situations spin out of control as miscommunication is combined with whacky circumstances to create humorous results. Saying no might not stop something from happening, but it’s fun to say no to it regardless. Social media chump wants to pull a prank on you? No. Manager wants you to work over without over time pay? No. Customer wants to return something long after it is valid? No. Thus begins 4 chapters of wild and outlandish sitcom game play, powered by the liberating energy of simply saying “no”. While it’s a a valid strategy to use in some conversations, not every character will interpret silence as acceptance or a positive. Alternatively, she can simply say nothing. No matter what situation she finds herself in, her only response can be negative. There’s no explanation about why Nancy has been reduced to a single word vocabulary which, in all honesty, makes it all the more funny. The kicker is that Nancy only has the ability to say one word – “no”. She works on the customer service desk at a Megamart alongside her best buddy and a boss who likes to think he’s her buddy, but is anything but.
#BE NEGATIVE NANCY PLUS#
It may make that person change his/her tune plus you will walk away feeling better about sharing happiness instead of spreading misery.Portrayed like an interactive visual novel, Negative Nancy is played out through the eyes of the titular Nancy.
When a person is so determined to only talk about the portions of the meeting that are unfavorable, try to throw in a comment about the silver lining of the situation or see if you can save this person from him/herself by providing some positivity yourself. There’s nothing that makes a Negative Nancy feel more uncomfortable than feeling like he/she is not in the right with his/her thoughts or feelings. It’s not going to bring you any joy or motivation to keep pushing through a long day of learning, so when you feel the happiness in the room being sucked up by a “fun vacuum,” simply walk away and avoid further engagement. Twoīail!!! Get away from the energy suckers!! It’s so true that misery loves company and this is all these types of people like to dwell on. You will see others’ eyes light up and they will be more inclined to share their positive stories too! I would much rather spend time with smiling people. Then, instead of talking to others about the poor experiences, lift everybody up by talking about all of the portions you are finding useful and interesting. Instead, your time will be much more productive if you’re able to do a number of things: Oneįocus on the aspects of the meeting that you do find enjoyable and that are meeting your learning goals. Even if you agree with some of the comments that a negative individual is bringing to the table, it’s a waste of time to focus on the unfavorable side and things that you won’t be able to change/control anyway.
and what’s worse is that it can be very easy to get sucked into it as well. “The sales rep in the exhibit hall are so pushy I can’t go in there without feeling like I’m being harassed by a million used car salesmen.”.“The lectures have all been so commercially charged I can’t believe they’re letting the speakers get away with this.”.“Wow, breakfast was horrible I can’t believe they fed us all sugar and carbs.”.Meetings – while the number one goal is education, an equally important side effect is inspiration! Who is able to feel inspired and motivated if your energy is being pulled down by “Negative Nancies?” You know the pessimistic types of people I’m referring to… at a meeting they usually have these types of comments: