> Given the two choices of bosses, I'd rather take the one who knows
> what he is doing and is a little rough around the edges than the one
> who doesn't know what he is doing, makes my life and job hell, but,
> damn, can he state it politely.
I wouldn't prefer either boss if the one who knows what he is doing is
rude, talks down to everyone, and has an oversized ego. He's no
better than the other because he's not going to get anything
accomplished either. The ones that truly impress me are the ones that
know what they are doing AND have some social skills to go along with
that. I've actually had bosses that know nothing technically, but they
were great bosses because they knew it. They handled the political
side and let me handle the technical side.
> Personally, I think politeness at the expense of accuracy of thought
> and communication is a detriment. It throws up illusions that
> everything is hunky-dory when, in fact, it is not. When the party
> in the grips of the illusion realizes that, it is far, FAR worse
> than just coming out, up front, and stating the case instead of
> pussy-footing around.
But politeness doesn't have to be at the expense of accuracy of
thought. And more often than not, rudeness detracts from those
accurate thoughts. You can be direct and to the point without
including rudeness.
> Society has gotten a little *too* polite and it is time for it to
> change.
If there's one thing I don't like it's all the Political Correctness
stuff these days, and I THINK that's what you are aluding to because I
really don't think the world is becoming more polite, it seems to
becoming less polite. But politeness and PC are two different things.
It really is possible to be polite and get a point across at the same
time. I noticed that everyone listened to and learned from your great
description of MUA etc, myself included. :-)
Thanks,
Kevin
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