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Different strokes I guess. I personally appreciate the straight forward approach to this style versus the normal corporate environment.


You can be straight forward without being crass, rude, or aggressive. That’s a desirable professional skill.


Or you can judge how to approach each interaction individually instead of applying a global veneer of fake pleasantness that the US work culture labels as "being professional".


>US work culture labels as "being professional".

You guys realize this person wrote a blog post about not being able to find a job, right?

"This toxic personality is so refreshing? But why can't he find a job?"

What a mystery.


I think much like the author’s writing it’s a very polarizing thing, and it either clicks with people or doesn’t. For those that it doesn’t I can understand the viewpoint that it’s extremely negative.

I disagree that it’s inherently rude or aggressive. You can absolutely tell someone they’re a moron in a very polite and joking way, but it clearly won’t translate into writing very well.

As for crass, yeah definitely ¯\ _(ツ)_/¯




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