On the example mentioned in the article about the &quot;um&quot; issue, getting feedback like that from someone (a boss, or whoever) is one thing <i>when you have actually requested it</i> or when it&#x27;s part of some kind of formal meeting where mentorship or guidance is expected. But during some random&#x2F;off-the-cuff chat &quot;on a walk&quot; or in a hallway or whatever? That&#x27;s ridiculous. I wouldn&#x27;t want to work at a company where every time I give a presentation or put some kind of effort out there, some boss is going to pounce on me and start telling me what <i>they</i> think I did or did not do right or if I seem stupid or whatever. Way to go turning your employees into cowering bundles of nerves.<p>Ugh. Every time I think maybe, just maybe, the cult of being a Jobs-ian <i></i>*-hole is loosing its appeal in tech circles, this kind of stuff rears its ugly head. Meh.