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It is possible to be pointed and direct with tact. It is called manners.
by littletimmy 11y ago
It is possible to be pointed and direct with tact. It is called manners.
- simula67 11y agoAgreed, being tactful is a good thing. But what is implied in that statement is that asking pointed questions and making accurate observations ( which could be damaging to your beliefs ) equates to being an asshole.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoYeah, the only one who looks like an asshole in these quotes is the person going on about zero "EQ".
- walshemj 11y agoDepends HOW you do it.
- mike_hearn 11y agoPossible, but not easy. A lot of people interpret any feedback that boils down to "this work isn't good enough" as a personal attack, no matter how nicely it's couched.
- ryanmarsh 11y agoThis is why I don't like to hire designers who haven't been to art school. They can't take criticism. For programmers I don't have much of heuristic for selecting ones that can handle the fact that "the bar is here and this code/solution/etc is under it".
- pshc 11y agoReminds me of a classic generalization: Normal people apply tact to what they say; nerds apply tact to what they hear. (Robust people ask why not both?)