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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
No come out of your cave. I want to hear more how we allow adults to have temper tantrums in Sports but any other industry that wouldn't be tolerated.
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Impressive rant, but you could have ended your post there. That's all that needs to be said. This is old thinking that needs to die out.
Back when I was working in a corporation, I had a boss that would frequently express his subtle dissatisfaction with my work. There was almost never any praise even though my performance reviews reflected my good work (that he wrote). Occasionally, he would pull me aside and rip into me, yelling in my face. I would respond by showing some additional visible effort or something tangible in front of him for a short while, but it didn't actually improve my performance long-term.
I have had other bosses who expressed trust in me, allowed me to have autonomy over many aspects of my job, had frank conversations when things were not going well, but would never yell. That's where I put in my best work, again and again.
Being grumpy and yelling isn't a managerial tactic anymore than smoking in the office or having afternoon whiskies is. This ain't Mad Men. Time to modernize.