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> to identify men who make women uncomfortable This is a very revealing trick: start with sexual harassment, but segue into a focus on workplace discomfort. I
by hyeonwho4 8y ago
> to identify men who make women uncomfortable
This is a very revealing trick: start with sexual harassment, but segue into a focus on workplace discomfort. It shouldn't be a manager's problem that their professional communication makes team members uncomfortable. Workplace social discomfort is universal, and it should not be a barometer for MeToo.
- geofft 8y ago> It shouldn't be a manager's problem that their professional communication makes team members uncomfortable. I would think it's quite the opposite - the purpose of a manager is to make their teams effective and keep up morale so they can be productive. If a manager's approach to "professional communication" makes their team members uncomfortable, that's a sign they're a bad manager, just like if my approach to "professional sysadminning" makes my teammates uncomfortable and fearful, I'm a bad sysadmin. Communicating well and productively and in a way that doesn't make people uncomfortable is a skill. Like any other skill, it's learnable to some extent and there's innate aptitude to some extent and if you don't have the skill you're not qualified for the job.