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Reply to a complaint about you without getting defensive
Someone's complained about you and your draft is a counter-attack. Get a calm reply that addresses the point.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me reply to a complaint about me. Their complaint: [paste] What I accept: [details] What I see differently (facts only): [details] Outcome I can offer: [optional] Channel: [email / message] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A calm sendable reply. 2. Counter-attacks removed, with why. 3. A private vent I will not send. 4. When to take it offline or get advice instead. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Help me reply to a complaint about me. Their complaint: [paste] What I accept: [details] What I see differently (facts only): [details] Outcome I can offer: [optional] Channel: [email / message] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A calm sendable reply. 2. Counter-attacks removed, with why. 3. A private vent I will not send. 4. When to take it offline or get advice instead. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You paste the complaint.
The assistant asks what you accept.
You get a reply that owns, clarifies and offers a next step.
What happens
Use Gemini to reply to a complaint about you without getting defensive
Someone's complained about you and your draft is a counter-attack. Get a calm reply that addresses the point.
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Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
- Gemini — required. Drafts from the text you paste. Nothing is sent.
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