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> You can argue against things without pissing people off in the process. This requires lots of political skills that only few people have.
by wolfgke 7y ago
> You can argue against things without pissing people off in the process.
This requires lots of political skills that only few people have.
- Nasrudith 7y agoI would go further and say it is impossible because it is up to them to be pissed off or not. You can only not antagonize but to fanatics not serving them sufficiently is antagonizing them.
- mcphage 7y ago> This requires lots of political skills that only few people have. Well then, then that sounds like a pretty valuable skill that should be given greater focus during performance reviews, doesn't it?
- wolfgke 7y ago> Well then, then that sounds like a pretty valuable skill that should be given greater focus during performance reviews, doesn't it? Rather, being a very rational person instead of being pissed off by arguments, is a skill that should be given greater focus during performance reviews for programmers.
- mcphage 7y agoOh, absolutely—with one caveat: the people I know who are most "a very rational person" tend to also be the ones who get most pissed off by arguments.