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The only time you can afford to have this behaviour is when you have leverage over the other party either by connections, dependencies or assets. People often forget that without leverage being rude will get you nowhere. Try this at work tomorrow and I bet you in no time your manager will show you the door. If both parties are on equal terms when it comes to negotiation power then it will either turn into a pissing contest or gets resolved quickly.


I often think that bullies get a lot of perceived leverage. They may not have real leverage but they intimidate people.




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