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Yeah, it really depends on the circumstances. It's easy to grandstand as a keyboard warrior, but in the real world of being stuck in a room with the same people
by cookiecaper 8y ago
Yeah, it really depends on the circumstances. It's easy to grandstand as a keyboard warrior, but in the real world of being stuck in a room with the same people for 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year, some leeway and accommodation must be had.
It's naive and unrealistic to pretend that tempers will never flare, and that if they do, the flarers should be immediately dismissed -- in fact, I'd say depending on the employee's background and the relevant jurisdiction, it may be naive and unrealistic enough to be legally actionable.
- Aloha 8y agoI do sometimes question where these people who say that any loss of temper should result in an immediate loss of job have worked. A little big of gnashing of teeth, frankly never hurt anyone, and can be useful in getting past some interpersonal problems with folks - should it be a normal course of business? no - but it certainly shouldn't be ruled out as something that shall never happen either. I've always worked in high stress environments, if simply because the needs of the workload, is stressful.
- icebraining 8y agoI don't see it as grandstanding, just having a slightly different place where they draw the line. Surely there's some reaction that you'd find out of bounds; not being of the opinion that calling "bitch" is inside the acceptable line doesn't mean they don't have any leeway. Personally, I find yelling, using coarse but not targeted language (say, "fuck this shit") or turning one's back and leaving would be inside the line, but I don't think I could maintain the same respect for a coworker that called me or some other colleague "bitch".