Posted: Jan 12, 2012 3:28 pm
JoeB wrote:The_Metatron wrote:JoeB wrote:les5f wrote:You do not get respect just for existing you have to earn it.
I disagree. In my opinion respect (and being treated respectfully) is something you should get by default, not something to be earned (in whatever way that might happen?).
It just seems weird to me that it's somehow ok not to treat someone respectfully, we're all humans after all.
A curious outlook.
In another life, while I was active duty military, I was compelled to respect the rank of my superior officers. Whether I respected the man wearing that rank was entirely dependent on the man. It was not automatic.
Well when someone's being a prick I wouldn't really find him/her particularly worthy of respect, so it can drop.
I think there's a common ground here folks.
There's a basic level of respect you grant all humans. You don't just walk through them. You don't shut doors in their faces. You don't push to the front of the queue etc. To not show that type of respect automatically, by default is to be a sociopath.
But deeper respect is earned. You don't have to like someone to respect them. Business is a perfect environment for encountering people you will grow to respect even while not wishing to spend any amount of personal time with them. They earn respect by being fair, honest, responsible, outspoken, gentle, considerate etc on a routine basis - you know that it is a core principle they hold.