One of my managers is describing the way they diffuse tension in confrontational situations:
“I’ve found that a little self-defecating humor can be effective at relieving the tension.”
Since we’re all there with laptops and all using an IM client, we’re sending messages back and forth. “Do you think he really meant “self-defecating?” “Didn’t he mean ‘self-deprecating’?”
We debated explaining the difference between “self-defecating” and “self-deprecating”, but decided it’s better to increase the odds that he’ll repeat it some day.
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Shitting yourself in a meeting would most certainly diffuse any tension present--and create a whole new atmosphere. :)
It's possible that this manager actually said "deprecating", but it was funnier to hear it as "defecating".
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