tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post5326457988911930854..comments2024-01-08T04:32:29.278-05:00Comments on Sarah Siegel Stories: Being L, G, B or T in the Workplace PanelSarah Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-49146159035095710112007-04-24T22:43:00.000-04:002007-04-24T22:43:00.000-04:00Emily, thanks for your hopeful posting. I like the...Emily, thanks for your hopeful posting. I like the sentiments, and I'm essentially an optimist, too, though a realistic one, I believe.<BR/><BR/>I do believe we should value our colleagues not regardless of their difference, but because of it, among their other great talents and qualities.Sarah Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-14368117275218102942007-04-24T19:20:00.000-04:002007-04-24T19:20:00.000-04:00Dear Sarah:Great tips, first of all!REgarding the ...Dear Sarah:<BR/><BR/>Great tips, first of all!<BR/><BR/>REgarding the 3 queries as listed above -- As a matter of fact, I was born and bred in China from birth to 26 years of age. In those days, no body ever told us what homosexuality is, nor any other form of sexual orientations are. There was not even dating allowed in college, let alone any sexual related topics be discussed or explored in symposium or as course works at almost all colleges back then.<BR/><BR/>I could be opiniated sometimes, but I am definitely open-minded and basically non-biased in sensitivity to my best self-sonsciousness about the phenomenon of GLBT. Hopefully, I think that the emission of such sensitivity should naturally reach to the spectrum of even the sub-consciousness. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I am also very interested in learning more about LBGT in current China, since I have not been there for a quite a few years by now.<BR/><BR/>Ideologically, I am sincerely respectful of social, cultural and ethinical diversity. Whether heterosexual of GLBT are natural phenomena or democratic preference, as long as GLBT are consesual between their partners at their private time just liek the heterosexuals are, it really should not be too much of their colleagues business at any work places. People are not suppose to consider such behavorial difference an excuse for discrimination or deprivation of rights at work places at all.<BR/><BR/>I consider myself with a rather healthy diathesis as an individual in this department, as such is also significant in the general pavement for proper qualities of being a teacher, a trainer and in any people oriented sphere (which I have been,) regardless of what race or sexual orientations the teacher him/herself may be.<BR/><BR/>At any work place, I think one should judge a person not by the difference of his/her skin-tones or sexual orientations or preferences, but by what s/he may be from me. Rather one shoudl base on one's working performance and/or productivities. IBM is not an employee dating or match-making service for heterosexual, why would any heterosexual care about his/her colleagur might be or is actually a GLBT other than one's good record of works, sincere and friendly working relationship toward the betterment of a mutual and healthy IBM environment. <BR/><BR/>In spite of all the ever trendy American gimmicky buzz word of diversity or almost soly-patented domocracy, it is only common sense in this area that even a heterosexual would admit the importance of working out differences and oddities when they could not simply get along, most of the time, even though every member are of the opposite sex. Why shouldn't each of us capacitate ourselves with a bit more breadth and broadmindedness with some humilities and humaneness towards our fellow-friends and co-workers for either common objectives at work or for some good causes? <BR/><BR/>One may very well mock me for being a sentimentalist and idealist. when marvel over the various enforcement of laws in the area for LGBL/transgender job applicant, employees for GLBT, or other victims of discrimination from racial differences, or to certain sickness or disablities at workplace in general, I think each individual should try to treat each other more magnanimously in general and if possible than what's defined with information provided provided anyway, from promoting a fair and equitable workplace.<BR/><BR/>Although strategically, I have not give time for too much thought yet, I hope I make sense if first though is what we usually considered to be more gut-felt-thought" (comment/response may still open to continue, :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196591468375544513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-61376348124555445632007-04-14T15:25:00.000-04:002007-04-14T15:25:00.000-04:00This is the only journal I keep. When I'm grateful...This is the only journal I keep. When I'm grateful, it gets expressed here, I hope...like how I loved the panel, my former car, Jane Harper's encouragement to get serious with the blog, the seders....It's a lovely idea, if I were more flexible(!)Sarah Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-88121321525391004302007-04-14T15:01:00.000-04:002007-04-14T15:01:00.000-04:00Hey, Sarah. Great to be able to share in your lif...Hey, Sarah. Great to be able to share in your life, after a passage of a few years, through your blog. Inspiring to hear about your work.<BR/><BR/>Powerful words at the top of your blog: "Anything worth experiencing is worth re-living through writing about it." Love it.<BR/><BR/>Hey, do you keep a gratitude journal?leetmanscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03781250185053131854noreply@blogger.com