The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017)

Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017) by computerex on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:27AM (#19832685)

Completely agree. Working in a corporate environment, people tend to shy away from any type of negativity or conflict, at all. Being blunt and direct is viewed negatively. I have been told by mentors that I'm too direct and to the point as a critique, which is something I didn't know was even possible.

It's incredible. But I have had to train myself to add "fluff" and language to "soften" what I am trying to communicate.

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Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017) by EliRivers on Sunday May 05, 2019 @10:20AM (#19832918)

Did you see this as a failing on your part - you just didn't notice how the majority of the humans around you operate - or a failing on the part of those other humans?

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Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017) by computerex on Sunday May 05, 2019 @11:21AM (#19833228)

I see it as a failure on my part, certainly not everyone else. That would be unreasonable. My personal preferred mode of communication is direct and to the point, but I guess most people are not like that.

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Re:The Relationship Between Profanity and Honesty (2017) by harlanji on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:03PM (#19833444)

> I have had to train myself to add "fluff"

You could have quit and became a waiter. You made the choice to add fluff.

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