Comments on: Civility v Coddling http://www.cesimpson.com/2007/09/27/civility-v-coddling/ Writing from the home of Stagger Lee, Zercher Squats and the St. Paul sandwich. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ces http://www.cesimpson.com/2007/09/27/civility-v-coddling/#comment-11 ces Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:30:23 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/2007/09/27/civility-v-coddling/#comment-11 Yeah. Totally Agreed. That's why I really had to stop and think about the situation. Maybe I did not describe body language as I should have. MC smiled the whole time, he was very calm in movements and in tone, and the cadence of his speech was not sharp. I think MC was simply letting Funny-Tie know he should not expect the whiteboard to be available for his notes for the rest of the week, or even the rest of the day. Regardless, it really got me thinking about the expectations of co-worker relationships. What is expected? What is deserved? Certainly there are some obvious boundaries, but what about the fuzzy grey? Existing in the fuzzy grey is not my forte. Yeah. Totally Agreed.

That’s why I really had to stop and think about the situation.

Maybe I did not describe body language as I should have. MC smiled the whole time, he was very calm in movements and in tone, and the cadence of his speech was not sharp.

I think MC was simply letting Funny-Tie know he should not expect the whiteboard to be available for his notes for the rest of the week, or even the rest of the day.

Regardless, it really got me thinking about the expectations of co-worker relationships. What is expected? What is deserved? Certainly there are some obvious boundaries, but what about the fuzzy grey? Existing in the fuzzy grey is not my forte.

]]> By: J.B. http://www.cesimpson.com/2007/09/27/civility-v-coddling/#comment-10 J.B. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:08:01 +0000 http://www.cesimpson.com/2007/09/27/civility-v-coddling/#comment-10 One must be careful however, there is many an insufferable prick who justifies it by saying "hey, I'm just being honest." One must be careful however, there is many an insufferable prick who justifies it by saying “hey, I’m just being honest.”

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