Every team has a way of expressing things. Teams exist in communities that, again, have particular ways of expressing things. In my work environment (in my co

Every team has a way of expressing things. Teams exist in communities that, again, have particular ways of expressing things. In my work environment (in my community) the typical expression is "Could you please". This is clear and nobody takes offence. More importantly, it invites a response. Perhaps the person is already busy doing something else. Perhaps they lack the skill to accomplish the task. Asking instead of telling provides the boss with useful information, so it's about more than politeness. As for the website being discussed, I find the rankings odd. Quite a few of the discussed alternatives don't seem harsh to me at all, and I think they deserve 0 stars. Frankly, depending on the circumstance and the community, even those rated the harshest would be perfectly okay. "Don't stand there" can save someone from losing a limb in a factory. "Keep your head below the horizon" can keep someone alive. It all depends. And a boss who cannot pick up on how things are communicated in a given team is unlikely to be of much use.