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> a little more professional After witnessing how "professionals" act behind closed doors, the difference is merely a mirage, in order to not affect the busine

by Ygg2 6y ago

> a little more professional After witnessing how "professionals" act behind closed doors, the difference is merely a mirage, in order to not affect the business image.

ironmagma 6y ago
Well, of course. A “professional” does not (cannot) behave professionally 100% of the time, the idea is that when doing work that interacts with others, that’s when you’re more professional.
- raxxorrax 6y ago
  I never have that requirement for any community I want to take part in to be honest. If I don't like it, I am going to look elsewhere. What I consider unprofessional for example is banning people from your service because a mob demands it. Paypal is an example of a service for financial transactions that banned users fallen out of good faith. Here professional distance would actually make sense. Imagine IT services giving out personal information of people they don't like, it is completely unimaginable. I think this is a real danger for large social media sites given the behavior of companies.
  - ironmagma 6y ago
    That's down to you having a different set of bad experiences than others. There's room for both of those things to be wrong, I think over time you get a broader and hopefully more nuanced sense for what kind of behavior is unprofessional and not beneficial to the social order of a project.
slowmovintarget 6y ago
I've been working from home for a few months now... How about "suitable for casual family perusal" because screens are child-magnets.
mlindner 6y ago
"professional" is entirely about public image. If it's behind closed doors of course they no longer act professional. In some languages that value professionality there's even words built into the language. In Japanese there's the word "tatemae" 建て前 that translates roughly to "public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)" that people hold while at work and they switch it off when leaving the work place/in private settings. Being professional is entirely about being a good lier.

by Ygg2 6y ago

> a little more professional After witnessing how "professionals" act behind closed doors, the difference is merely a mirage, in order to not affect the business image.

ironmagma 6y ago

Well, of course. A “professional” does not (cannot) behave professionally 100% of the time, the idea is that when doing work that interacts with others, that’s when you’re more professional.

raxxorrax 6y ago
I never have that requirement for any community I want to take part in to be honest. If I don't like it, I am going to look elsewhere. What I consider unprofessional for example is banning people from your service because a mob demands it. Paypal is an example of a service for financial transactions that banned users fallen out of good faith. Here professional distance would actually make sense. Imagine IT services giving out personal information of people they don't like, it is completely unimaginable. I think this is a real danger for large social media sites given the behavior of companies.
- ironmagma 6y ago
  That's down to you having a different set of bad experiences than others. There's room for both of those things to be wrong, I think over time you get a broader and hopefully more nuanced sense for what kind of behavior is unprofessional and not beneficial to the social order of a project.

slowmovintarget 6y ago

I've been working from home for a few months now... How about "suitable for casual family perusal" because screens are child-magnets.

mlindner 6y ago

"professional" is entirely about public image. If it's behind closed doors of course they no longer act professional. In some languages that value professionality there's even words built into the language. In Japanese there's the word "tatemae" 建て前 that translates roughly to "public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)" that people hold while at work and they switch it off when leaving the work place/in private settings. Being professional is entirely about being a good lier.