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Did you read the article? People make mistakes. They might try to break the tension by cracking a joke without realizing the effect it will have.
by turdnagel 6y ago
Did you read the article? People make mistakes. They might try to break the tension by cracking a joke without realizing the effect it will have.
- subhro 6y agoYes I did. The point I was trying to make was, this really shouldn’t come to anyone naturally. It is like writing a blog post about not bullying anyone. People still do it, but I think those people are psychologically unstable, should be isolated and needs help.
- city41 6y agoIn the context of one team member gets promoted to manage the rest of the team, I can see how this type of "joke" could happen. If the team was really close and everyone was friends, it's easy to keep the friend mindset and make what you think is just a dumb joke without really thinking it through.
- x3haloed 6y agoYep. It’s natural. It’s happened to me, and I’ve done it as well. It never bothered me when it happened to me, so I thought it was OK. This is a good reminder to be more careful.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoDon't make jokes unless you're 100% damn sure people will react the right way. To quote J Scalzi: "The failure mode of clever is 'asshole'". https://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/06/16/the-failure-state-of-clever/ https://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/06/16/the-failure-state-of-...