It is not easy to be in a new work setting especially if you are dealing with a close knit group—with its own set of norms and subculture that are intensely engraved in their way of doing things. This is doubly hard when you begin to realize that your authority is being insulted, and respect and courtesy are forgotten virtues of basic social interaction. If these ever happened among friends, it is easy to forgive and forget. However, it becomes a larger concern if these would ever occur in a work setting. Add to it the group’s tendency to spew seemingly pleasant but piquant words that make you cringe in consternation because of the feeling of debasement.

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