How faking your feelings at work can be damaging

Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by tw1010 on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:29PM (#17356875)

Yeah, I used to think like xj9 in collage. But I have no idea how it's possible to survive as completely non-social programmer, now that I've seen what work life actually consists of.

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by scarface74 on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:37PM (#17356941)

You can be social and build professional relationships without sharing your feelings.

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by Someone1234 on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @12:40PM (#17356979)

Not for long. People feel like they're really getting to know you if you're that caged off.

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by philwelch on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:20PM (#17357393)

Most of the successful people I've seen in my career had a demeanor that ranged between "happy and pleasant" and "serious and stoic". Founders and top executives can get away with being passionate (e.g. Steve Jobs) but serious, reserved stoicism seems to be the norm (e.g. Tim Cook).

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by walshemj on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:36PM (#17357599)

But not as good for motivating staff.

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by SheepSlapper on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:11PM (#17357286)

You can be genuine without being emotional

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Re:How faking your feelings at work can be damaging by xj9 on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @11:47AM (#17409112)

i'm not sure how "not sharing my emotions" and "being non-social" are connected. i socialize with co-workers, but we are acquaintances for the most part. i reserve sharing my emotions for intimate friends and significant others.

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