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People need to stop picking at that line in CEO emails. The contents of those emails are pointless to read closely, or even at all. It’s like getting mad at “t
by draw_down 4y ago
People need to stop picking at that line in CEO emails. The contents of those emails are pointless to read closely, or even at all.
It’s like getting mad at “thoughts and prayers”; it’s a stock line people use in an uncomfortable moment. Getting mad at the phrase just means the phrase changes, nothing else.
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- jacquesm 4y agoPeople aren't mad at the line, they are mad at the CEOs hiding behind that line.
- draw_down 4y ago[dead]
- NoGravitas 4y agoWe're all aware that hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue, but its ubiquity doesn't make it any more pleasant.
- draw_down 4y ago[dead]
- mecsred 4y agoIt's perfectly reasonable to be upset with the phrase. Using a "stock line" with no intent behind it when you're putting someone through a traumatic event is shitty behaviour. If the phrase changes, get mad at the new phrase, because the behaviour is still unacceptable.