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Yes. They’re still human and they deserve to be treated with respect. But part of being kind is being direct and honest, and holding people to account. If you i
by maccard 2y ago
Yes. They’re still human and they deserve to be treated with respect. But part of being kind is being direct and honest, and holding people to account. If you ignore it, or let it fester you’re being unkind to other people
- the_snooze 2y agoThere's a lot of kindness in clarity, even when it comes to bad news. Imagine a doctor has to deliver a terminal diagnosis; it would be very unkind to avoid or sugarcoat the news, just as it would be to trivialize the issue by joking "don't bother buying green bananas."
- Kalium 2y agoThere's a great deal of nuance to how kindness is defined. It's very easy for one set of actions to be either very kind or very unkind, depending on definitions. Listening, being respectful, and being empathetic may drive one person to bite their tongue and silence feedback that someone is performing poorly out of fear of hurting them or the morale of the team. Another may be driven by the very same things into giving candid feedback. This article does not do a good job of exploring the difference. It just asserts "Being nice is the new punk".