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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by adenverd on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:34PM (#23479028)
Don't know if I agree with "never" punching down, but I wanted to share a poignant example of what punching down poorly looks like:

https://twitter.com/davejorgenson/status/1269288466493341696

Wayne Brady and Aisha Taylor handled this extremely well, but I'm glad he stood his ground and didn't smile and laugh along, despite the situational pressure to.

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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by jldugger on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @01:51PM (#23479985)
Not even sure that's an example of punching down. Highlighting the absurdity of 'fits the description' is punching the system, is it not?
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