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21st Century Apologies

AFTER A BIT OF SHMOOSING FOLLOWING A BRIEF BATTLE OVER TERRITORY, THE POLAR BEAR THAT IS SEATED SEEMED NOT TO BE TO CONCERNED WITH THE APOLOGY FROM THE OTHER GUY AS HE BIT A CHUNK OF HAIR FROM HIS BUDDY'S FACE. SCIENTIFIC: POLAR BEAR/URSUS MARITIMUS POLAR BEARS IN BATTLE ONE BEAR BITING OTHERAn interesting exchange occurred on Twitter last week. PRCog tweeted: “Dear Millenials – ‘OMG’ does not replace ‘I’m sorry’.” Debbie Lyons-Blythe followed up with “’my bad’ not enuf either!”

As a Millennial myself, I couldn’t agree more. You see it daily at the gym, the office and just about everywhere else: people have stopped apologizing. I’m not sure when apologizing stopped being the right, not to mention polite and professional, thing to do. There is nothing wrong with admitting a mistake. It’s the best way to learn.

Your boss and co-workers are more likely to respect you, if you own up to your mistakes. When I’ve royally messed up, I’ve walked into my boss’s office, apologized and told him what steps have been taken to ensure the same mistake won’t happen again. Then we discussed it and moved on. Continue reading