Essay On Incivility Dilemma
Incivility Dilemma Consider for a moment that you are sitting among your classmates or co-workers, and someone starts talking negatively about a person that you are acquainted with. What would you do? Do you fuel the situation by joining in on the conversation, or not? This is a dilemma that many of us are faced with more often than we would like to admit. Incivility has been an issue for as long as I can remember, but there are things we can do to facilitate changes in our environment and promote a more positive atmosphere. Let’s look at why some of these situations happen, and try to learn better solutions to deal with these dilemmas that we are sometimes faced with.
Situation
Trying to find harmony at school or work can sometimes be difficult, especially when you are dealing with a bunch of women. I don’t know why, but in my experience this is more common with women than it is with men. A majority of women seem to thrive on drama, and keeping things stirred up. They tend to knock each other down instead of trying to help build each other up. Unfortunately, with these situations a mob mentality seems to ensue, or people are afraid they won’t be liked if they don’t join in on the bashing of other people.
As mentioned above, if we learn better skills to deal with unpleasant situations others are sure to notice, …show more content…
Most of us in my generation were taught to treat others as you would want to be treated. However, the more I learn about the younger generations the less I see that type of consideration. But, that does not mean that I have lost hope that we can pull together and be a more positive influence on others. I feel that if given a choice people will do better if they learn to be better. I see these changes trying to be instilled in the students in my own academic environment. That tells me that other people also share those aspirations. Join me today to help build a better
Situation
Trying to find harmony at school or work can sometimes be difficult, especially when you are dealing with a bunch of women. I don’t know why, but in my experience this is more common with women than it is with men. A majority of women seem to thrive on drama, and keeping things stirred up. They tend to knock each other down instead of trying to help build each other up. Unfortunately, with these situations a mob mentality seems to ensue, or people are afraid they won’t be liked if they don’t join in on the bashing of other people.
As mentioned above, if we learn better skills to deal with unpleasant situations others are sure to notice, …show more content…
Most of us in my generation were taught to treat others as you would want to be treated. However, the more I learn about the younger generations the less I see that type of consideration. But, that does not mean that I have lost hope that we can pull together and be a more positive influence on others. I feel that if given a choice people will do better if they learn to be better. I see these changes trying to be instilled in the students in my own academic environment. That tells me that other people also share those aspirations. Join me today to help build a better