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Re:Our “No Asshole” Rule (2014) by Alex3917 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @09:23PM (#11751166)
> Everyone becomes conflict-averse for fear of looking like an asshole, so bad ideas often go unchecked

While assholes are probably necessary for a functional society, in the context of business the No Asshole Rule refers to things like sexually harassing your coworkers. Calling out bad ideas wouldn't qualify.

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Re:Our “No Asshole” Rule (2014) by toast0 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @09:53PM (#11751270)
Why do you need a "no assholes" rule for sexual harassment to be unacceptable? Sexual harassment is unacceptable, regardless of policy.

(does this criticism make me an asshole? What if I added an ad hominim)

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