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Empathy

Empathy

From the course: Preventing Harassment in the Workplace

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Empathy

- I was at a networking event once and moseyed up to a group of people talking to introduce myself. And you know how sometimes you can't think of that one actor's name or that one movie? So this group was trying to figure out who sang this one song. I knew the answer, and when I shared it, the guy next to me kind of hit me and says, "Oh yeah, that's it." Then right after, he turned to me and said, "I'm so sorry I touched you. You probably don't want some random guy touching you." Now, I was shocked, I did not expect that and I certainly didn't need an apology. His arm smack was perfectly fine with me. However, what struck me is what he said, "You probably don't want." He was empathizing with me. He put himself in my shoes. Now I'm not suggesting that we all have to go around profusely apologizing if we bump into someone. But I am suggesting that we all work on building up our empathy. And honestly, the fact that he…

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