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A comment on Berkshire Hathaway Code of Business Conduct and Ethics [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Berkshire Hathaway Code of Business Conduct and Ethics [pdf] by wmeredith on Monday May 08, 2017 @09:49PM (#14297173)
Eh, maybe, maybe not. Language is powerful. Replaced the "pissed off" descriptor in that sentence with "shafted" or "fucked over" and it dramatically shifts the narrative.
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Re:Berkshire Hathaway Code of Business Conduct and Ethics [pdf] by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday May 08, 2017 @10:49PM (#14297394)
That may be so, but the words used were "pissed off" and not any of the wildly different examples you've provided which dramatically change the narrative.
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Re:Berkshire Hathaway Code of Business Conduct and Ethics [pdf] by tanderson92 on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:39AM (#14297772)
That's the point. The ones he provided indicate the workers have merit while pissed off is quite close to disgruntled.
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