<p>@ErinsDad<br>
It’s more like, “Sorry I wasn’t at your project meeting, but headquarters had me at another location closing a deal in Beijing.” </p>
<p>But you’re right. There will be unreasonable people everywhere. I see your point. </p>
<p>In business, what matters most is that you close the deal and sometimes you have to work around unreasonable coworkers and bosses. OP’s daughter and mine both have to learn that. </p>