[maerF0x0]

EDIT- Seems the below came from a misreading of the OP text, But i cannot delete it now that I'm downvoted... Please ignore.

> Skills learned in the military are for war, learned for conflict situations and applying them to civilian environments and bringing a war mentality or attitude to a workplace is toxic.

> only adds to the toxicity of a workplace

What exactly was the toxicity besides your choice to overreact (stay overnight) ? Why do you believe that leadership skills for war are not applicable to other domains?

[foo_barington4]

>A part of the team had to sleep in the office for a few weeks.

So it sounds like OP was coerced to do so and it was not a free choice or an "overreaction" as you characterize it.

[maerF0x0]

i see, I didnt read it as a command but as a "We volitionally chose to solve the issue this way"

[pixelbash]

"Had to" usually implies coercion of a sort. Like you might say "in PE class we had to stand on one leg for 10 minutes".

[maerF0x0]

I've had experiences where "Had to" was like

"If I wanted the outcome I was aiming for I had to.... (workout?)" This is how I took the sentence. A totally volitionally accepted responsibility

[senthil_rajasek]

>besides your choice to overreact (stay overnight)

It was not a choice. It was an order.

[throwaheyy]

A company can’t “order” you to stay overnight. Unlike the military you can walk away.

[senthil_rajasek]

People did walk away eventually. But not immediately because when you have a family, for instance, you can't leave a job without making sure you have health insurance etc., People eventually left once they found other jobs.

[throwaheyy]

If you’re otherwise a productive employee you can just say no too, and dare them to fire you.

[senthil_rajasek]

"daring" your employer is not a wise career advice.

[throwaheyy]

“If you’re otherwise a productive employee”.