On Sun, 21 May 2023 20:27:54 +0300 Greg Minshall <minsh...@umich.edu> wrote:
> 40+ years ago (working on the Illiac-IV!), i blew up at a co-worker, > accused him of being a thief, etc. i was livid. > > my boss, whom i respected a lot, called me in and basically said, "You > don't have to like so-and-so. But, here at work, I expect you to treat > him with respect." > > i changed my behavior. and, that advice of my former boss has always > stayed with me, has always seemed very valuable. > If the coworker is a fucking thief, not only will I not like him, I will not treat him with respect either. Nor should I be expected to. Jesus did not "treat with respect" the fucking thieves who took over the temple; he flipped over their tables and chased them out with a whip. Your boss is/was an idiot.
