The word commiserate in this (otherwise useful!) article feels like a stone in my shoe. If anyone else feels the same thing try re-reading it as “grumbling wit

The word commiserate in this (otherwise useful!) article feels like a stone in my shoe. If anyone else feels the same thing try re-reading it as “grumbling with”. It’s less flowery, but a closer meaning than the kind of empathetic solace-in-hard-times associated with commiserate. Another fun, orthogonal substitution: instead of reading this from the manager/report perspective, try teacher/pupil or parent/pre-teen.