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by qumpis 1191 days ago
Why do you care what others think of you, even if you show your true self? If they're not repricocating, then maybe your behavior isn't as innocent as you think?

It would be great to see an example of how your behaviour is in the workplace compared to others'.

I personally like working with people with personalities and not robots (though getting others to show their colors also requires yourself to put some effor).

2 comments

Don't necessarily "care" but do take thoughts into consideration, how else can we improve or change our existing ways? Do really wish I could not give a fock though sometimes, it can be cool when people behave that way but can also lead to disastrous consequences. That's a great point about innocent behavior, am super careful on this and truly act in way that I think is professional and appropriate - am not unhinged or anything. This is a topic of conversation I make sure to have with peers and managers and have no reason to believe my behavior is inappropriate, nor has this been a problem for me in the past. Thanks for the comment
> Why do you care what others think of you, even if you show your true self?

I really wish I could just not care about certain things and I certainly care less now than I have in the past, but it seems like who you’re friendly with and who’s friendly with you can mean the difference between success and failure. People in general seem very cliquey and being isolated is never fun.