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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say, " 'Nicer' implies there are emotions involved. There are none. I was trying to move business forward, and that's what I'm here to do support the business." People don't often like to hear that, but as I say, we're not running a day care, we're running a business.

Men often try to appeal to emotions when dealing with women, it becomes our responsibility to take that type of communication off the table. [/quote]

I agree completely.[/quote]

The nicer meant have been in the context of Op saying she rebuffed the efforts of this staffer to help and she 'worked around' the staffer. The staffer might have felt this was not a nice way to be treated by OP. I can see saying if a female employee came to me and said a new male employee was not listening to her input, rebuffing her efforts to help, working around her and generally not working with her, an being aggressive - that as a boss I might tell him he needs to be nicer to fit in and be a better team member.  [/quote]

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