Sometimes, you turn out to be holding the reins of another person’s emotional state, whether they’ve been formally handed to you or not. That’s life, that’s growing up, that’s a reason to be excellent to each other.
Of course, romance isn’t the only – maybe not even the main – example. This might be most common in a boss / underling relationship. More bosses should take this to heart.
Community is uncomfortable; when you’re dealing with other people there’s no way to avoid getting mixed up in each others’ emotional states at least a little bit. Even with this comment that you made and I’m now responding to, we’ve given each other a small spot in our emotional space for the day, and it’s our responsibility to at least take that fact into consideration. You don’t have to be nice, but if you want to interact with people, even online, you’ll find more success if you think about their feelings as much as your own.
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Sometimes, you turn out to be holding the reins of another person’s emotional state, whether they’ve been formally handed to you or not. That’s life, that’s growing up, that’s a reason to be excellent to each other.
Of course, romance isn’t the only – maybe not even the main – example. This might be most common in a boss / underling relationship. More bosses should take this to heart.
A good boss and decent pay can make a fairly shitty workday a lot more bearable.
It was their job not to give you those in the first place, and it’s not anybody’s job to bend over backwards over that fuckup.
I hope you have an excellent day.
Community is uncomfortable; when you’re dealing with other people there’s no way to avoid getting mixed up in each others’ emotional states at least a little bit. Even with this comment that you made and I’m now responding to, we’ve given each other a small spot in our emotional space for the day, and it’s our responsibility to at least take that fact into consideration. You don’t have to be nice, but if you want to interact with people, even online, you’ll find more success if you think about their feelings as much as your own.