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Re:Working from home – things no one talks about by TomMarius on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:25AM (#22582361)
He said encourage, not force. That's not selfish at all.
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Re:Working from home – things no one talks about by ghaff on Sunday March 15, 2020 @08:45AM (#22583160)
At least if the person has any authority/influence, "encourage" in a work context means something different than my encouraging you to try out a new TV show.
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Re:Working from home – things no one talks about by TomMarius on Sunday March 15, 2020 @04:50PM (#22586642)
It doesn't. Encouraging is positively motivating someone, nothing wrong about that.
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Re:Working from home – things no one talks about by ghaff on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:59PM (#22587196)
If someone in authority "encourages" you to work from the office, that isn't a positive motivation. It's a "polite" order.
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Re:Working from home – things no one talks about by TomMarius on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:26AM (#22591756)
No, it's not. That's an order. You're redefining the word to mean what you want. When my boss encouraged me to work from office, they said there will be pizza - where is the order in that?
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