Social Skills

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Social Skills
   It has come to my attention that certain people lack basic social skills.
   Well I guess we all knew this, but I'm talking about roommates (/apartmentmates). Other people's rooommates and perhaps some I may currently or previously have had. I don't want to talk about anyone specific here, just the amalgamation of obviously antisocial things I've seen roommates do.
   (1) One should not needlessly criticize one's roommates activities. If ones roommate removes a pizza using a nearby dishtowel rather heaven forbid than the oven mitt (though not touching the pizza itself with the towel, just the clean pan), it is certainly not worth criticizing them over.
   (2) Do not announce for absolutely no reason "I am not going to empty the dishwasher / take out the trash / whatever." If you feel it absolutely necessary for some reason, at least give a reason and be apologetic about it.
   (3) Do not hold your roommate's possessions hostage over a behavior you percieve to be unpreferable. ESPECIALLY if you haven't even expressed that opinion to them yet.
   (4) When they say "hi" or "good morning" to you, respond.

   Thats all I can think of off the top of my head at the moment. These are all actual social deficiencies exhibited by roommates of mine or my close friends. Feel free to share your own recommendations of things all roommates ought to know as well.


Standard Operating Procedure
   It should also be kept in mind, that the duties habitually exercised by an organization are by no means necessarily exhaustive of those they may be able to do or even be responsible for doing.
   "Policy" will generally reflect the habitual actions of an organizational entity, but by no means are exhaustive of what the entity may be called on to do.
   The duties and/or responsibilities placed on an organization are likely to change for example, if a related organization that previously was unfunctional begins operating again, or if say previous policy has created an exta-ordinary circumstance which must be altered by intervention of a judicial authority calling upon said entity(/ies) to excercise abilities not usually required.

   This may seem quite random, but it has come to my attention recently that certain persons involved in organizational entities with responsibilities and duties have developed a certain worship of policy and habitual practice, damaging their ability to work at their full potential.


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