Handclapsfingasnapz said:

And we love you for it.

Incidentally, I also love this line in your prof:

CarrieLee said:

and if you dont your integrity is questioned... ah well..

LleeLlee said:

those people who are disappointed when i don't maintain the status quo are people whose opinion i don't care for so it kind of works out in the end, actually.

XxAxX said:

i dunno, i say what's on my mind when i feel it benefits me and/or the person i'm addressing. sometimes, being brutally honest is more trouble than it's worth when the person you're dealing with doesn't want to hear the truth. it's all about choosing your battles wisely.

there are some people in my life whose shit i could read up and down like a little big book on fierce ruling diva night, but i don't. there'd be no pay-off for anyone. some people are way too deep in their delusion...life will force them to face up to the truth. meanwhile, i'm just a guy with a smart mouth.

Anxiety said:

I like to say what's on my mind, but I don't always do it immediately. In some situations or with some people I say what I wanna say, other times I bite my tongue or wait a while.

If you can't say anything nice.....send an org note!

althom said:

or else just say it to althom, because he probably deserves it anyway.

I'll let you decide that....

Anxiety said:

I usually say what on my mind. Other times i hold it in.

I have had to learn TACT the hard way. You can read me like a book too. I tend to think about what I want to say before I say it...and it's helped me on numerous occasion.

I can be very tactless at times.

However, people dig my honesty so all is well.

XxAxX said:

I've come back to this thread a few times and I wasn't sure how I wanted to say it but - as already said - you pick your battles.

When I was younger, I wouldn't have spoken my mind so easily. A combination of being shy, not having confidence in your own opinion, blah blah blah.

Now that I'm older, I do speak my mind but it depends on the context. My mates wouldn't expect anything less than 100% honesty and vice versa. If they want advice or an opinion, then I'm usually the person they approach. But how you say it, of course, is important too.

Work's a totally different issue. They want my opinion - and I give it -but as long as it's the one they want to hear (and it usually isn't). Speaking your mind in the office isn't the best way to climb up the career ladder. Not unless you're prepared to sacrifice your opinions/standards/self. Bollocks to that.

Cloudbuster said: