[d--b]

Am I saying that anyone who is critical is an asshole? Where? Seriously?

I find that the article hides a deep aggressivity towards overall mediocrity behind a thin veil of office-space-like humour. And I think that aggressivity is contagious and so not a good thing to spread.

[DangitBobby]

You didn't say it outright, but it was exactly what I inferred from your comment as well. You said "toxic negativity" which comes across as a moral judgement, and anything that follows comes across as the result of that judgement.

[d--b]

It was a judgement. I do think the author is being a jerk here. But people can be critical without sounding like jerks.

[DangitBobby]

I don't think it's reqlly fair to read a person's frustration piece and assert they probably have a character flaw. I don't even see your issue with the article, really. I don't think it's targeting anyone specifically and it seems to be about doing things in excess. Maybe just the idea of people who are consistently negative contributors rubs you the wrong way.

[psychoslave]

Maybe avoiding to use pejorative wording would make a more convincing argument to promote a view still accepting meaningful advises through criticism, while judging unethical any form of essentialism view which reduces some people to despicable traits, rather than presenting a situation where some people are entangled in abject behaviors.

[mmcnl]

I agree. Be professional. Assume good intent and keep your opinions for yourself when nobody is asking for it.

[throwawayforall]

>I find that the article hides a deep aggressivity towards overall mediocrity behind a thin veil of office-space-like humour. And I think that aggressivity is contagious and so not a good thing to spread

The post came off to me as frustrated not aggressive. I think you are overreaching here, and this can create very toxic environments as well. Disagreements, frustrations, and stress are just part of being a human. They're part of getting work done. Being toxically negative or positive is not a good thing both in the workplace and out of it, and this post was not aggressive, just being frustrated. Frustration can be good! It signals things that we need to talk about, so we can focus more on them. Hiding them only makes the problem worse.

[ouid]

You're going to have to be more specific at this point.