[umjames]

I wish there was an opposite post entitled "Things Employees Wish They Could Tell Bosses," but it would probably just be misconstrued as whining.

Sometimes, whining is a good thing. It brings real, honest feelings to the surface. Of course, as an employee, if you don't feel like you're being listened to, you tend to stop volunteering ideas.

[zem]

to be fair, a lot of this post came across as whining too.

[michaelochurch]

People who accuse others of "whining" are usually doing the same. They're expressing indignation at the possibility that the other side might have standing in some kind of negotiation.

The technique is to divert attention away from what is being said by complaining about how it is being said.