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That's just rude. A short and polite "I'm a little busy, can we talk later" would require no more effort or concentration than just saying no.
by princip3 12y ago
That's just rude. A short and polite "I'm a little busy, can we talk later" would require no more effort or concentration than just saying no.
- Preseed 12y agoWe don't quite agree. It is upon the person who is taking it wrongly - that is negative on their part. Everyone should practice saying 'no' without having to explain themselves.
- famousactress 12y agoUnlearning your advice is probably the single most beneficial thing I've done during my career as a programmer. While I at my core tend to think exactly the way you do about this, it's a righteous stance that only did me a disservice before I decided to take more responsibility for how I'm heard. As the person delivering information, you by definition have more context than the person or people you're delivering it to. Asking the world to figure-it-out and expecting them to do so correctly is a path that I think is likely to net-cost you.
- DanBC 12y agoIn an ideal world you're right. We don't live in an ideal world. http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Staff%20Meetings http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Staff%20Meetings
- danielweber 12y agoNo, because that's a question, inviting a discussion. If you want a more polite version, "I'm sorry not right now."
- udev 12y agoYep. That's rude, and doesn't actually mean that the refusing party was being productive/busy at the time. It just means "not now". There could be 100 reasons why.