The female apology has been the subject of discussion for a while now, especially in the context of the workplace. The issue is women’s perceived tendency to apologise excessively, and how it could have a negative impact on their work and social lives. Here, apologising excessively means using conciliatory and deferential words and phrases where they’re not strictly required.
Examples include beginning a reasonable request with “sorry”, using the word “just” unnecessarily in order to water down a statement, and saying things like, “I’m sure this is silly, but…” before expressing an opinion in a meeting. Why is apologizing a […]The post Should We Stop Saying Sorry? appeared first on Ms. Career Girl.