He finished talking and I debated what to say. He’d been on a long tirade and I agreed with most of it, but I didn’t want to hear more. I simply said, “I know what you mean.”
Derrick had been ranting about changes at work. How the company was pushing out the old timers and hiring part-timers. I agree. I’ve been here more than ten years and it happens every winter. I wanted to tell Derrick to keep his head down and do his work, but he is always so vocal. I honestly don’t think he will last the week.
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – tirade
Leigha Robbins 
At such times, it’s difficult to make people understand your point of view.