I think it's a learned behavior.

The more time you spend in the corporate world, the more comfortable you are with corporate speak.

I haven't spent any time in the corporate world and I personally value honesty very highly, so I always try to be as forthright as possible, while still respecting the privacy and feelings of other individuals.

Do you have any recommendations for learning to communicate better- like the way you do? Did you follow any courses or books to develop your tone, writing style or the graceful way you respond?

In case someone else, like me, is wondering about what is going on with StackExchange, I think notjustanymike means this: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342039/firing-commu...

I assumed it was a reference to the ridiculous firing of Monica Cellio. Apparently they've done more stupid stuff?

It's all part and parcel of the same clusterbomb of mismanagement by an alliance of money-obsessed business managers political extremist community managers..

Correct!

Stack Exchange doesn't have a PR problem. They have a being a bad company problem (since Joel started handing over the company to been management).

Honesty only works when the things you are doing are good