Dear ManagerJS, I’m upset about something stupid I did yesterday. I was in a meeting with several peers. One of them suggested an improvement to our hiring practices. Before I knew what I was thinking I was already speaking. I said, “I categorically reject that suggestion.” Can you believe that? Not, “I see it a… Continue reading I Was a Condescending Jerk
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I’m Sorry I Was Rude Today
You can have intellectual curiosity. You can relish inquiry. But I still think people don’t like being wrong. And as much as I dislike being wrong, I hate being in the wrong. I snapped at a direct report today. It was in a tense voice, at a normal volume. It was one sentence long.