Re:The ‘Pity City’ CEO Is Sorry Now
by cocacola1 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:17AM
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“I’m sorry for seeming like an asshole. I seemed like an asshole because I was, in fact, being an asshole, without caveat. You’ve every right to call me out on it. As a show of sincerity, and to show these aren’t just empty words, I’ll return this $3.9 million bonus I received.”
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It’s funny and sad that this sort of _blazingly obvious_ and simple response is a difficult-to-imagine outlier.
Re:The ‘Pity City’ CEO Is Sorry Now
by seanhunter on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:58AM
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Right exactly.
This can be generalised easily into a template for a genuine apology:
I'm sorry for doing X - I was wrong. I'll try to do Y better in future.
Note:
- It acknowleges fault, takes personal responsibility and doesn't blame others
- It doesn't make excuses
- It makes a commitment to improvement with concrete action
Everyone makes mistakes. If you think you don't make mistakes or always shift blame onto others you have a problem.
As a fun parlour game, look at this list and think how many of these attributes CEOs you have worked with share https://www.choosingtherapy.com/signs-of-a-psychopath/