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You should never be angry at work (www.seangoedecke.com)
submitted 1 day ago by codeinabox@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev
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If you routinely “get heated” at work, the best-case scenario is that you’re part of a tight-knit team of confident people who aren’t put off by it. No harm, no foul. But the second someone comes onto your team who’s not so confident, or you have to communicate outside of your team, it becomes a big problem. It’s a bad way to treat your colleagues — even undirected or casual anger intimidates and alienates the people around you — and it makes you a less effective engineer.

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[–] viking@beehaw.org 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

In my previous job, if I was angry, it wasn't at my colleagues. It was at upper management. My colleagues were in the trenches with me. We suffered together. Being angry at work isn't bad in itself, imo. I did use that anger as motivation to get another job. I felt incredibly lucky to do so, however.