rotational greetings...

[jay]

Happy solstice, for those who celebrate it.... it doesn't work for me, per se, but I respect the choices of others to follow their own spiritual paths.
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A useful link for those inclined to planetary movement-based holidays (solstice, equinoxes, etc) is here, with tables of dates and UTC times of each from 1992-2020.

Comments

[dangerpudding.livejournal.com]

Just as food for thought - why is a work situation different in this? Why might you think that I'd take criticism well in one context and not another? (I use myself as an example because, well, I do deal with you in both contexts, and would hate to think that you're withholding criticism in either.)

Also, y'know, sometime I'd rather lose the face and keep the friend. It's ok to be wrong. It's not so ok to never know if your comments mean that you wish I'd do something differently, or that you're actually ok with things.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Bingo -- it isn't different, in that respect. I often withhold criticism, but try to express praise, even if indirectly. Especially in a byzantine government agency, the power games and politics mean that one has to be very careful to leave someone a way out, or not attack overtly -- one may be applying to that person ten years later for research funding.

Watching old "Yes, Minister" episodes could be useful, if exaggerated somewhat.