We should be careful about making assumptions about people’s intentions in any situation,including at work,as people’s thoughts can be hard to deduce.
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors,handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
A blanket everyone-back-to-work policy is rarely a judicious move,especially when so many employees are content with the existing policy.
It’s easy to roll your eyes and accuse a colleague of being over-sensitive. But it’s often unwise.
Your congratulatory colleagues may be fearful of retribution. Or they may simply be sycophants.
Not being able to explain something under unusual,difficult or simply unexpected circumstances isn’t evidence of incompetence or incapability.
AI chatbots may be sophisticated and slick,but they’re far from being a source of reliable information.
When we write public opinions on social media (or in the pages of a newspaper,for that matter),there’s lots of room for reading between the lines.
If the message you’ve received is nothing more than an anonymous attempt to hurt you,there’s no point responding. But a bit of kindness can go a long way.
Perhaps in some impossible corporate utopia,employees would work 10 hours a day. But there’s nothing wrong with taking personal calls at work.
Never underestimate the importance of having someone you can vent about your workplace to.