My personal academic and career trajectory has been outside of the realm of academia for the most part, so while I certainly believe and empathize with the author's take on what is essentially aggression, assertiveness, and bullying in the workplace, another more subtle facet stood out to me.
My first reaction was a feeling of concordance, of congruence, with the feeling one gets when you feel another or others truly understand you. While it had little to do with the main message, the knowledge that feeling people truly understand and support you (in this case, "The B-Team") can change entire perspectives. As a future psychotherapist and counsellor I hope to provide that empathy, and I have learned that by far the most important tool to improving clients' lives is to make a personal connection with them. This idea that tools, interventions, and techniques are wholly secondary to attachments and bonds is one which I discovered here at U of O, and one which I want to examine further. This article, this obviously emotional topic, would not have come to be if the author hadn't have experienced an open, accepting environment. If I can help research what contributes to those environments and how therapists can obtain that, I think I'll be putting my degree to good use and be aiding people like the author, and interesting ideas like this one.
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thanks Colin
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