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It should not be difficult to be a nice person all the time. We are building software, and/or managing a product/team. It's a communal effort that requires emp
by bakeryOnMain 11y ago
It should not be difficult to be a nice person all the time.
We are building software, and/or managing a product/team. It's a communal effort that requires empathy, kindness, and love. If you are one of the few who can't love your fellow coworker/subordinate/boss then you are toxic.
Unfortunately, bullies existed on the playground and they exist in the software industry too.
- aninhumer 11y ago> It should not be difficult to be a nice person all the time. There's a huge difference between most of the time and all of the time. I'm a strong advocate of empathy in the workplace, but part of that is recognising that sometimes people are just in a bad mood. Someone who snaps at you because they're really stressed that day is in no way a bully.
- lbn 11y agoIf you snap at someone because you are having a bad day you should apologise to that person or at least clarify that it's not personal. Having a bad day is not an excuse to be rude to someone, especially if they are not aware of that.
- awinder 11y agoWhat do you do when you're in a bad mood and you blow up on someone? You apologize the next day / whenever you calm down. And then that out-of-character event doesn't end up being someone's lasting impression of you.
- spdionis 11y agoAs always, the last 5% is the hardest part.
- engi_nerd 11y ago> It should not be difficult to be a nice person all the time. I agree, it shouldn't be difficult, but some people seem to go out of their way to make it difficult.