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Offline Goddess

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Re: Tone Policing
« on: February 21, 2018, 04:18:25 pm »
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No, that's not what I mean.  The idea that you can use TP at all in the work place is weird.

How was it used to 'silence' someone ?

I know what you meant, I was agreeing with you that in the workplace, it's weird.

Situation:  New person is receiving training.  New person is not doing what they have been instructed to do, in the way instructed.  Trainer gets frustrated after repeated attempts to correct the situation and writes "Arrrrrggghhh!" as a comment on a document written up by the new person, out of frustration.  New person complains to management about Trainer's "tone."  New person later admits that they "don't like being told what to do."


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You need to:

1. Lay down the law
2. Fix your environment by laying down the law
3. Fire people who don't comply.  Show you are serious.

I only have so much authority and firing someone isn't part of it.  I've laid down the law and also work very hard at leading by example.  I ignore the petty squabbling, unless I need to get involved.  It's management that's the pushover - not me.  IMO, they leave situations too long before handling them.  I had a talk with my superior yesterday basically saying You can't give me the responsibility of laying down the law and not provide me the authority to do so.

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