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🗓️ 7 August 2023
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0:25.2 | Here's your money briefing from Monday August 7th. I'm JR Whalen for the Wall Street Journal. |
0:35.6 | Last month, we discussed the perils of being the office jerk and how it could affect workplace |
0:40.4 | harmony and people's careers. Today, we're looking at the other side of the coin. How nice you |
0:46.0 | should be at work. If you're doing things like speaking in a way that it sounds like everything |
0:52.0 | is a question, like you're almost questioning yourself, people can really wonder what you mean, |
0:56.8 | and they can also question whether or not your leadership material and it makes sense to promote you. |
1:00.9 | We'll talk to Wall Street Journal working on this Rachel Finesick after the break. |
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1:45.9 | Being nice to others is an honorable way to go through life, but at work, |
1:50.2 | it can hold back your career. WSJ work in life columnist Rachel Finesick joins me. |
1:55.8 | So Rachel, first it was, don't be the office jerk. Now it's don't be too nice. |
2:01.4 | Seems like we can't win. What's the problem with being too nice? |
2:04.3 | It's true. It's this very fine line to walk. The problem with being too nice is that it can |
2:10.4 | evolve into people pleasing and while it might make some people feel good in the office, |
2:17.6 | it's going to make others feel bad. There are moments where you have to rally your team, |
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