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Maybe you didn’t say anything in the moment. Someone hurt your feelings. Made a sarcastic comment. Left you out. Disappointed you. Said something that felt disrespectful. And you walked away. But did you really walk away? Or did you take the conversation with you? You replayed what they said. Then replayed what you should have said. Then imagined what they probably meant. Then told someone else what happened. Then maybe told one more person because they “needed context.” Before long, the...

You know that little zing when someone makes a sarcastic comment at work? Almost like a literal “ouch.” Maybe you brush it off. Maybe your chest tightens. Maybe you replay it for the next three hours. Maybe you fire one right back. That moment is worth paying attention to. Because sarcasm at work usually has two sides to it: The person making the jab may be irritated, insecure, jealous, stressed, embarrassed, or simply reacting before they think. And the person receiving it may have just had...

Explore what sarcasm may be hiding beneath the surface, from jealousy and defensiveness to hurt and insecurity; and how to respond with more awareness.