▲ 1019 ▼ A new low (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by Facelikeapotato@lemmy.ml to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) I support people having fun at work and think it should happen more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Syrc@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) On social media? Fine, whatever. In rejection emails? …that’s not really something you get and have a laugh at. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand your take. I feel like "professionalism" at all is just a lie we tell ourselves, and I don't personally value the overall purpose of it. I'd prefer people have fun at work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Syrc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago It has a purpose in situations like this, which have to be handled with tact. I’m with you for everything else though, the issue is really highlighted by people writing casual emails and sending them professional-ized by ChatGPT, and the receiver passing through ChatGPT to make them more clear. It’s like we want to make things more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 6 points 2 years ago Oh I like people having fun at work as well, what I don't like is corporate communications trying to weirdly mimic people having fun at work. Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I often find these jokey comms to be souless and artificial and almost never feel like they're genuinely having fun permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) On social media? Fine, whatever. In rejection emails? …that’s not really something you get and have a laugh at. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SCB@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand your take. I feel like "professionalism" at all is just a lie we tell ourselves, and I don't personally value the overall purpose of it. I'd prefer people have fun at work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Syrc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago It has a purpose in situations like this, which have to be handled with tact. I’m with you for everything else though, the issue is really highlighted by people writing casual emails and sending them professional-ized by ChatGPT, and the receiver passing through ChatGPT to make them more clear. It’s like we want to make things more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand your take. I feel like "professionalism" at all is just a lie we tell ourselves, and I don't personally value the overall purpose of it. I'd prefer people have fun at work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Syrc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago It has a purpose in situations like this, which have to be handled with tact. I’m with you for everything else though, the issue is really highlighted by people writing casual emails and sending them professional-ized by ChatGPT, and the receiver passing through ChatGPT to make them more clear. It’s like we want to make things more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago It has a purpose in situations like this, which have to be handled with tact. I’m with you for everything else though, the issue is really highlighted by people writing casual emails and sending them professional-ized by ChatGPT, and the receiver passing through ChatGPT to make them more clear. It’s like we want to make things more difficult. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ethalis@jlai.lu 6 points 2 years ago Oh I like people having fun at work as well, what I don't like is corporate communications trying to weirdly mimic people having fun at work. Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I often find these jokey comms to be souless and artificial and almost never feel like they're genuinely having fun permalink fedilink source parent
