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OK, I am agreeing with you that in practice you probably didn't follow these priorities. Your original complaint was "But mentioning that, tends to draw real sc

OK, I am agreeing with you that in practice you probably didn't follow these priorities. Your original complaint was "But mentioning that, tends to draw real scorn, from today's tech folks. Not exactly sure what it is, they want from managers." You were looking for clarification about how the way you expressed your views were met with a negative reaction. I am agreeing with you. So it is a problem how you frame priorities in the past when you did work. Not that when you worked you did something wrong. Today's workforce has a different vocab and a person needs to learn why the conversation changed if you want to communicate effectively and not get negative reactions.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
Probably. My experience, hereabouts, is that there's a number of folks that automatically despise me, simply because I'm old, and will usually interpret whatever I write, in the nastiest possible way, so it doesn't really matter what I say. Someone will imply pretty abhorrent motives to it. I'm a pretty decent person, and the folks that know me, know that quite well. I'm not trying to get a job, and I already know that I won't impress people, here, so I guess it doesn't matter.
- hansonkd 2y ago
  That sucks to hear. Sorry about that. > it doesn't really matter what I say. Someone will imply pretty abhorrent motives to it. Just a bit of feedback though. You wrote a complaint that was affecting you and you didn't understand. I took time out and wrote a thoughtful reply and your response was: > Eh. Whatevs. Being immediately dismissive to someone trying to help you is a good way to make people not like you and react negatively to what you are trying to say. Communication is a two way street. If you want respect you have to show some. Its an outdated view that respect comes with age. Hope you have a great day and enjoy your retirement.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
    That is a good point, and you have my sincere apologies.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago

Probably. My experience, hereabouts, is that there's a number of folks that automatically despise me, simply because I'm old, and will usually interpret whatever I write, in the nastiest possible way, so it doesn't really matter what I say. Someone will imply pretty abhorrent motives to it. I'm a pretty decent person, and the folks that know me, know that quite well. I'm not trying to get a job, and I already know that I won't impress people, here, so I guess it doesn't matter.

hansonkd 2y ago
That sucks to hear. Sorry about that. > it doesn't really matter what I say. Someone will imply pretty abhorrent motives to it. Just a bit of feedback though. You wrote a complaint that was affecting you and you didn't understand. I took time out and wrote a thoughtful reply and your response was: > Eh. Whatevs. Being immediately dismissive to someone trying to help you is a good way to make people not like you and react negatively to what you are trying to say. Communication is a two way street. If you want respect you have to show some. Its an outdated view that respect comes with age. Hope you have a great day and enjoy your retirement.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  That is a good point, and you have my sincere apologies.