Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["Michael Best" <mbest AT dasya.com>]

I don't often contribute to this list, but I thought I add my thoughts here.
I agree that people will speak and act differently depending on the
relationship.  People often have different circles of friends with different
group interests and habits.

But I think your work environment should match your own personality and
habits.  If you have to change yourself to fit in at work, maybe you're in
the wrong job.  It's also possible to make actual changes your your
personality, etc. and that may be the other direction you should take.

-- Michael Best

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan MacHett [mailto:machett AT ibiblio.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:10 AM
To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Wanna tell someone to go "F..."
themselves?

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Of course people speak differently to their parents than they would their
friends than they would their bosses.  You're complicating the issue by
inserting power differentials.  All things being equal, there shouldn't be
any general difference between actions and speech among coworkers and
among friends and among relatives (of equal status: siblings, cousins,
etc.)

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