[0x445442]

You know, I've seen a number of Uncle Bob talks where he emphasizes professionalism and every time he does I envision interactions like you've described. But every time I hear this I think to myself, well he's in a unique position because of his brand and companies seek him out for is skill set; he has the luxury of being professional.

You've added the qualifier he never seems to add, that someday you might not be in the position to act professional. This is a sad but accurate commentary on the current state of things in our "profession".

[jacobush]

I guess also some people find out by trying. It's scary when you don't know if the response will be "fine, ok then" or "hm, well talk about this later", and you find yourself demoted or encouraged to leave (Europe) or fired (more a US thing I guess).

[hvidgaard]

If you're punished for professionalism, you know it's time to find a different place to work. If you don't it's a one way ticket to stress and depression.