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		dekhn on Nov 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't soften feedback I was nearly fired from Google for giving a coworker feedback (I said they did a bad job that impacted the whole team and they cried). Since then I've learned that being honest, even in a polite way, can have severe consequences.

cvhashim on Nov 23, 2021 [–]

Feel like there’s more to this story than a coworker crying from negative feedback

dekhn on Nov 23, 2021 | [–]

no, the director just used it to force me off the team and get me in trouble with HR. Other than that, nothing interesting.

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