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A workplace is where... work gets done. For sure that axis is valid. The nice/jerk axis is way too vague. "Nice"... in what way exactly, and who cares? Being a
by sublinear 4y ago
A workplace is where... work gets done. For sure that axis is valid.
The nice/jerk axis is way too vague. "Nice"... in what way exactly, and who cares? Being a "jerk" is only a problem when it gets in the way of communication. Bad communication is incompetence, so the nice/jerk scale is not independent.
- strken 4y agoBeing a jerk is a problem in a huge number of ways other than communication. Not only is it unpleasant for other employees and a problem for retention, it implies lack of good intentions and thus lack of trustworthiness. If you're relying on employees to do anything, you need to trust them. If you want them to accurately report problems, then if they lie for advantage or send grudges up the chain, you're not going to get accurate information. If you want them to handle sensitive data without stalking their ex, you need to trust they'll do that.
- sublinear 4y agoAll of those are examples of bad communication. When I say the jerk scale is not independent, I mean that being a jerk implies not getting work done, so what's the point of that being its own axis? It's not an independent variable.
- strken 4y agoLooking up your ex's data in violation of privacy laws doesn't seem like bad communication to me.