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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by samiv on Thursday January 22, 2026 @08:50AM (#46719217)
Exactly this. You just put them on the spot and they lose face and you're embarrassing them. Besides this interaction has already made it know they they don't know the answer so what's the benefit of forcing them to announce they they don't know something?
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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by egorfine on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:11AM (#46719455)
Understood.

But is it productive to cooperate with someone who will never admit lack of information?

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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by haspok on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:12AM (#46719474)
Because the tail should not be wagging the dog.

If they cannot take a step towards another culture, why should I?

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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by samiv on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:34AM (#46719720)
I've only been in a peer to peer type of working relationships with people I'd consider coworkers so I wouldn't think it'd be very fruitful to start agitating people in such a position.
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Re:We will ban you and ridicule you in public if you waste o... by haspok on Thursday January 22, 2026 @10:55AM (#46720942)
What position? If you let it pass, you encourage this kind of behaviour.

If they are working for a western company, they should adjust their behaviour, not the company. Just imagine working for an Indian company (or manager), and expecting them to tolerate your individualist behaviour and audacious questions. You would be punished immediately.

If it's a peer-to-peer relationship, all the more reason to be firm. If you don't speak up you will never be respected. And don't think that just because you keep quiet the shitty types of people won't stab you in your back at their first opportunity (ask me how I know).

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