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by datakan 17 days ago
If your boss is so fragile they can't take a healthy debate or discussion or stand to be challenged on anything then find a new boss.
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Yeah. My takeaway was sure, on one hand, arguing with your boss isn't going to end well. On the other hand, if arguing with your boss wouldn't end well (meaning you have a well reasoned technical disagreement, not just being insubordinate) then your boss is a bad boss...
If finding a new boss was that easy, we wouldn't have people job hunting for months and getting 0 responses...
Did you read the article? It provided a pretty good argument against exactly this attitude.
I found it pretty ridiculous. I've made a 30 year career "arguing" with bosses. It's literally why they pay me. If they are little dictators then they aren't worth helping.
Agreed. Having a boss say do this just seems completely unprofessional and over the top. I can imagine a speaking style that would lead to this, but it's something beyond just "argument".

> In fact, in the middle of the meeting he announced, “I don’t need this s—“, and walked out of the meeting.

I didn't read the article, because I got two PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERRORs in a row, I don't know whose fault it is, but I blame the bosses.