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> He had been warned during his performance review that he should “drop one or two less f-bombs but don’t stop entirely.” > It goes on to say that at the same
by wxw 3mo ago
> He had been warned during his performance review that he should “drop one or two less f-bombs but don’t stop entirely.”
> It goes on to say that at the same retreat Baillie drank a Guinness standing on his head, after sharing that he had learned the trick from his former father in law during a conversation inspired by the trust session.
> “His colleague immediately asked for a demonstration, rather than withhold the openness that the session had encouraged, he performed the trick,” the papers say.
This reads like a sitcom.
- xyzsparetimexyz 3mo agoThis guy rocks. Fired for being fun
- amelius 3mo agoSounds like a case of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_clown_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_clown_paradox > Sad clown paradox is characterised by a cyclothymic temperament, which encourages the creation of light-hearted humour in a professional setting, despite inner turmoil.
- xyzsparetimexyz 3mo agoSo?
- finnthehuman 2mo agoBit rude to armchair psychoanalyze. Also wouldn’t change anything about whether the firing was justified.
- streb-lo 2mo agoIf we're going to do analysis on no information, I would guess you have a lot more "inner turmoil" than the subject.
- worldthruword 2mo agoIf innerX and outerX are opposite, hey that is significant. If innerX and outerX are same, I told you so, its obvious. Psychoanalysis in a nutshell.