Comments on: Calm Down http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/05/calm-down.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/05/calm-down.html#comment-1842 Pawel Brodzinski Sun, 27 May 2007 19:53:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/05/calm-down.html#comment-1842 Agree on that one. Yet still it's hard to control emotions, no matter if your goal is to answer professionally (as you advice) or not answer at all. <br/><br/>My experience with "keep it business" responses is that sometimes it brings another load of undeserved attacks on you. It depends on emotions of the adversary too. Even when you decide to answer giving some time for both sides is usually a good idea. Agree on that one. Yet still it’s hard to control emotions, no matter if your goal is to answer professionally (as you advice) or not answer at all.

My experience with “keep it business” responses is that sometimes it brings another load of undeserved attacks on you. It depends on emotions of the adversary too. Even when you decide to answer giving some time for both sides is usually a good idea.

]]> By: Andrew Sacamano http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/05/calm-down.html#comment-1841 Andrew Sacamano Sat, 26 May 2007 12:23:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/05/calm-down.html#comment-1841 Pawel - what about a "keep it strictly business" response? I have had a couple of colleagues who had a habit of sending me abrupt, aggressive emails, usually with several senior managers on the CC list.<br/><br/>While a rigorously professional response may have made the sender angry, it made me look good to all the managers - and more often than not I ultimately got what I wanted out of the situation. Pawel – what about a “keep it strictly business” response? I have had a couple of colleagues who had a habit of sending me abrupt, aggressive emails, usually with several senior managers on the CC list.

While a rigorously professional response may have made the sender angry, it made me look good to all the managers – and more often than not I ultimately got what I wanted out of the situation.

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