"she turns corporate woes into sarcastic cartoons and confuses people who take everything literally." Its sarcasm.. not the real thing.

How did you not get that this is satire?

The sad thing is that the article you read speaks for women but it applies to EVERYONE. Good social skills and leadership rely HEAVILY on your language and actions and you need to be very good at reading other people. Good leadership inspires trust and a feeling of safety. “Under poor leaders we feel like we work for the company. With good leaders we feel like we work for each other.” - Simon Sinek You need to understand people really well in order to be a good leader, so the fact that you have to be very self aware with your language and actions is not surprising at all. This applies to ALL people, not just one gender.

And yes, I get this was done so in jest, but I read an article a couple years ago (that was not in jest) similar about words women should avoid in the workplace. Like seriously?

I reacted the same way at first, but then I realized it was satire. The thing with satire, though, especially when it is commenting on sexism and other injustice, is that it can come awfully close to being just another illustration of the problem, rather than a fun joke.

I know this article was meant as a joke, but I do a lot of these things so I come off as less imposing or "hard". I want people to want to work with me, not tense up when I come around the corner.

the mustache gave it away, luckily it's satire. Was pissing me off to, so he/she did very well :-).

I agree Amanda & I'm a man, the last time I checked anyway. It could be considered threatening whether a man said it to a woman or a woman to a man. If a man is threatened by a woman it's his problem. In a work place it's just good form to be diplomatic and non threatening (that goes for anywhere really)

I agree with you whole heartedly! And if I had more hearts, they'd agree with u too!

here's an upvote for ya :)

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I resigned when a woman was placed over me. I finally relented after an officer from the Head Office called me, but I still consider it something to be ashamed of. To tell the truth, she was okay as a boss, but she was a WOMAN. Oh, the shame of it. I can't imagine how soldiers can accept having a female officer. It mst be terrible.

Yet... not really... :)

EXACTLY! Everyone needs to calm down a bit (0_0)