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It's a question of context. It's fine to say things like this to your spouse or your friend. But is it acceptable to do so in a professional setting like this?
by cpncrunch 6y ago
It's a question of context. It's fine to say things like this to your spouse or your friend. But is it acceptable to do so in a professional setting like this?
Some people are just like this...they will happily bitch and gossip during a meeting, and it creates a really toxic atmosphere.
There are ways to discuss these things in a professional manner. Always assume that what you say in a meeting will make its way out of the meeting, because (surprise, surprise), most of the time it will.
- t-writescode 6y ago> It's a question of context. > It's fine to say things like this to your spouse or your friend The context was, in effect, an accidental hot mic situation where they thought they were alone with their friends.
- CydeWeys 6y agoThe context is it was an official School Board meeting.
- t-writescode 6y agoThe first comment is "are we alone?" to which someone says "yes". They thought they were alone and it was over / not started yet.
- cpncrunch 6y agoIn a meeting situation (assuming not just very close friends+family): even if you're alone, your comments aren't necessarily going to remain private. If you say something nasty/bitchy/unprofessional, it's going to get out.
- t-writescode 6y agoThis is changing the meaning of what you stated at the beginning. You can't say "you can say this among friends" and then turn it around and say "well, you can't expect it to remain private" as an excuse for your repulsion of the statement. It was a bunch of school board members talking together amongst themselves at either the start or the end of the meeting. If this were in the physical world, it would have been to an empty chamber, or between meetings as they walked. It just so happens that someone else was in the meeting that they didn't notice; and that person decided to record what they were saying and share it with the internet.