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Both my sibling and I experienced the same in the US corporate culture. Even non-confrontational phrases have to be wrapped in multiple layers of please / perha
by yaky 3y ago
Both my sibling and I experienced the same in the US corporate culture. Even non-confrontational phrases have to be wrapped in multiple layers of please / perhaps / would you kindly to not be considered "rude".
From what I heard, this "corp-politeness" is somewhat of a meme in foreign software developer teams and is often mocked.
- wuiheerfoj 3y agoI guess it’s sort of game theoretical - making you sift through extra words has a lower downside than somebody else in the company thinking I’m being curt and aggressive with them, thus it’s safer to add the ‘corp-politeness’
- qingcharles 3y agoAnd then you go to some East Asian countries and even the US-level politeness comes across as rude.