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Subject:Re: Qualifications for an off shore writer? From:"Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:48:22 -0600
> From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
> Subject: Re: Qualifications for an off shore writer?
>
> <snip>
> In certain Asian cultures it is impolite to say anything negative,
[etc]
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I've discovered that a lot of Americans feel the same way. For awhile, I
was sending out documents for tech review as email attachments, and
including three voting buttons on the emails -- "Approve as is,"
"Approve with changes," and "Reject." (I was starting with one of the
options provided in Outlook, "Approve; Reject," and embellishing it. One
of my very-American coworkers complained that "Reject" seemed overly
harsh, and would make people reluctant to choose that option. So, I
changed it to "Follow-up review needed."
And I've run into many other Americans who'll tap dance all around the
universe before they'll simply tell you they aren't willing to do
something you want them to do (although past a point, I think we're
talking more about passive-aggressiveness than politeness).
While we're about it, I always try to be as gentle as possible when
giving negative criticism.
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