[aszantu]

Stop punishment for simple mistakes, it starts with parents and school.

I'm in a safe environment where i can say i made a mistake and document it. And still i have a hard time doing it because how i grew up. It was much safer to be quiet or lie and get away than trusting authorities or parents to not punish me.

But removing that threat would change how the system works and how ppl deal with mistakes.

[rjzzleep]

Interesting, and yet all the people that worked for me massively respect me when I point out a mistake I did towards them in front of everyone else. It's probably related to the fact that I tend to be very strong when making those decision, but when I publicly announce my mistake in front of their peers it builds trust.

I basically learned that because I hated the bosses that would take credit for their subordinates ideas and then blame them when something went wrong, so I'm trying to do the opposite.

[jeltz]

Yes, but we should still punish negligence (and in my opinion harshly). That way people are encouraged to fix mistakes instead of ignoring them like they did here.

[throwaway0a5e]

Yup.

"never admit to the system that you F-ed up" is a lesson every kid should learn by the end of grade school.

Let that run for a generation and stuff like in TFA is what you get.

[anigbrowl]

It's not a 'simple mistake.'