What is and isn't too personal for the workplace?

Welcome back to Monday morning (or afternoon). In case the day has already started to run away with itself - remember that you’re here because you want to work in a nicer place! We’re right there with you.

We know some of creating a nicer workplace is within our control (see: we owe to our colleagues) and we also understand that a nicer workplace can be found on the other side of understanding what our colleagues owe to us.

That’s all well, and good, but a bit…meta. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. What does all this philosophy mean for dealing with IRL humans in the IRL (or virtual) workplace? How can we actually use it? Is there any way to get the Dwight of your office to…. just not?

I moved to Europe in 2018 and began working in the Dutch office of a global startup. Within one month of moving, I had two experiences that well-capture the spectrum of humans at work.