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I feel this response. If voicing your opinion is a risk that needs calculating, it's not worth trying. It's sad to see a small team's chat be bullied into a str
by KarlTheCool 3y ago
I feel this response. If voicing your opinion is a risk that needs calculating, it's not worth trying. It's sad to see a small team's chat be bullied into a stream of just :eyes: :raising_hands: :party_popper:
- ehnto 3y agoI found it difficult when working with American companies, as they can be purified by positivity. A saving grace of software work is the retrospective, those were at least a moment of honesty. While I do appreciate the upbeat attitude, I found it made people hide small issues to not ruin the vibe, and anyone with major concerns with approach risks getting backbenched.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoI have also been really confused by this. It reminds me a bit of a clunky, modified, but also less extreme version of face saving in Eastern cultures.
- ehnto 3y agoI can see that, it is definitely a type of saving face I think. Almost like saving face for the team as a whole. We have a bit of it in Australia but it isn't as hard to pierce the veil. A robust system of banter takes the edge off I guess.