Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by normalnorm on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @10:57AM
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It is more or less universally recognized that jokes are only funny if they are punching upwards. Someone in a position of power making jokes about using that power against someone with less power is more akin to bullying.
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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by bzb3 on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @10:59AM
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Your manager is not your enemy. Your manager making a joke is not kicking you down, he's trying to breed camaraderie.
Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by tareqak on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:26AM
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_road_to_hell_is_paved_with...
Most of the Evil in This World Is Done by People with Good Intentions - https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/12/19/intentions/
I would argue that breeding camaraderie requires empathy and understanding with other person as opposed to blindly projecting one’s sense of humor upon another.
Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by toyg on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:18AM
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This is the mindset that gave Gervais and Merchant plenty of material for The Office. Are you David Brent, by any chance?
Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by normalnorm on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:31AM
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> Your manager is not your enemy. Your manager making a joke is not kicking you down, he's trying to breed camaraderie.
This is getting strangely personal. If you are joking, well done on the subtlety!
Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
by RankingMember on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:08AM
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Yep, nothing like joking about using the power you and no one under you has to end employment to really punch up the ol' team spirit.