I expect tacit or active derision from my family and friends. I already know they love me; consequently jokes are in order.
If one can't receive compliments gracefully from a colleague or a stranger, what's the point of putting oneself together? This is, I think, much to both Good Citizen's point and yours.
Oh, I agree completely about the workplace.
However, it's not a bad thing to compliment your immediate family or friends, which mostt people don't seem to do anymore.
I expect tacit or active derision from my family and friends. I already know they love me; consequently jokes are in order.
If one can't receive compliments gracefully from a colleague or a stranger, what's the point of putting oneself together? This is, I think, much to both Good Citizen's point and yours.