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Anger Management

Discussion Forum: "Anger Management"

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yell at your boss? Lola Akita 5/29/2007 12:40:01 PM Is it okay to yell at your boss in North America?
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- Re: yell at your boss? Cecelia Sumi 5/29/2007 11:57:28 PM Generally no, it’s not acceptable to yell at your boss. It’s also not acceptable to yell at your employees. In North America, employers and employees try to settle differences as calmly and peacefully as possible. There are procedures and policies used at many companies to help workers complain about their supervisors. As well, most companies have specific steps in place to follow when employees need to be notified about poor work habits. There are some occasions, however, when voices are raised, because people lose their tempers or are frustrated. Work conditions also will vary at smaller companies and businesses.
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  - Re: Re: yell at your boss? lukas rowley 5/30/2007 12:04:17 AM My boss yells at everyone in the office everyday. No one takes it seriously. It’s only part of his job. I think people in North America take work too seriously.
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    - Re: Re: Re: yell at your boss? Ming Chai 5/30/2007 12:06:11 AM
      I work in Hong Kong. I quit my last job because my boss yelled at me all the time. It made me feel so sad, so I quit. My boss now is a nice guy. I like working for him.
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      - Re: Re: Re: Re: yell at your boss? Lola Akita 5/30/2007 12:08:47 AM My boss yells at everyone in the company here in Japan. Plus I have to make tea for everyone because I’m the youngest female working here. I don’t think it’s fair. I’m going to get a Working Holiday Visa and go to Canada, Australia or New Zealand and look for a job. I’ll enjoy a year of not getting yelled at and not making tea!
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        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: yell at your boss? Ming Chai 5/30/2007 12:13:21 AM Sorry, but I think having to make tea isn’t a reason to quit your job.
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        Re: yell at your boss? Lola Akita 5/30/2007 12:14:29 AM It’s not the reason I’m quitting. I want to try living overseas. While I’m there I’ll enjoy not making tea. I’m sure when I come back to Japan a year later and get another job I’ll still have to start making tea for the office again.
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work life balance Hea Shon 5/29/2007 12:38:43 PM What does it exactly mean?
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- Re: work life balance Cecelia Sumi 5/30/2007 12:00:22 AM
  This term means the equality between work life and personal life. Individuals who work long hours and don’t have very much family time or free time have a poor work-life balance.
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"sweet time" Lola Akita 5/29/2007 12:20:52 PM
“Sweet time” is a strange expression. The word sweet makes me think that it is talking about a cute or good thing, but the way it’s used in the story it’s very negative. What exactly does it mean?
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- Re: "sweet time" Cecelia Sumi 5/29/2007 12:22:39 PM The expression is actually “take one’s sweet time”. It means that a person completes a task leisurely or at his or her own convenience without considering the need for the task to be completed quickly. In the story "Anger Management" Fred needed to hire another employee in order to decrease Susan’s workload. This task needed to be done quickly in order to prevent Susan from being overworked and feeling stressed, but Fred was not hurrying to hire someone. We can say “he was taking his sweet time.”
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  - Re: Re: "sweet time" Lola Akita 5/29/2007 12:27:05 PM Thanks. I see what it means now. That’s what I don’t like about English. If I see the word “sweet” in a sentence I want to think that they are talking about something good, but really in this case they’re talking about something very bad.
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    - Re: Re: Re: "sweet time" Hea Shon 5/29/2007 12:28:14 PM I think there are a lot of expressions like that. I agree they are confusing….but they make the language sound more colorful. It’s not as exciting to say “he was delaying” as to say “he was taking his sweet time.”
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      - Re: "sweet time" Lola Akita 5/29/2007 12:29:26 PM The language may be more colorful but it’s also more confusing.
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        Re: Re: "sweet time" Ming Chai 5/29/2007 12:31:48 PM Can you think of any other idioms like sweet time? You know when you think it’s good but it’s really bad. Or the reverse it sounds bad but it’s really good.
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        Re: Re: Re: "sweet time" Hea Shon 5/29/2007 12:32:56 PM I think I know one. A man told me I had a killer smile. I didn’t know what it meant, it sounded bad because of the word “killer”. It really means a great smile.
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        Re: Re: Re: Re: "sweet time" lukas rowley 5/29/2007 12:36:39 PM That reminds me of one kill expression that I thought was bad but really is good. “Dressed to kill” doesn’t have anything to do with killing, it means dressed in really fancy clothes.
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