Originally Posted by
Krystal n chips
Got it in one. Anything called progress tends to be an anathema for some...they probably quietly pine for the days of full kit inspections and closely examining "airmen's drawers, cellular " to ensure the creases are correct.
It's possibly a good idea not to use "trices" or "trixes" with regard to ladies however...these terms can often be preceded and evoke Freudian predilections .
But, so far, amidst all the frothing nobody has mentioned the most important point.
Irrespective of the rank / job title the only real question, is....can they still perform their role professionally. ?
Presumably yes of course, therefore all the "woke" epithets and similar indignation is completely irrelevant because ultimately the only thing that matters is that people can still deliver and perform their professional skills and expertise when required to do so.
K n C, a couple of thoughts on what you have said. First, 'progress' implies a change for the better but some changes inevitably will be for the worse and both cases must be accepted as potential occurrences; please note my comment here is a generalisation without making any statement about the changes in hand. Secondly, an individual's performance will be affected by how they are addressed and respected so nomenclature and phraseology
is important and, again, works both ways. Offensive and derogatory terms are unacceptable and cause demotivation and poor performance, but bland, ambiguous, dysfunctional wording can also be demotivational and destroys pride in oneself and in ones profession, thereby also reducing performance. There are two sides to every coin.