Comments for SorryWatch

Comment on I value my idiot constituents by Pat Adams

Pat Adams — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:34:51 +0000

Wonder how quickly I’d be tackled to the ground if I told her, “You’re going to die”?

Comment on I value my idiot constituents by Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:14:21 +0000

Yassss! Well said, sumac!

Comment on Raindrops keep falling on my superfluous apologies by snarly

snarly — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:13 +0000

Post author here: A reader emailed us that one of the authors of these studies on superfluous apologies, Alison Wood Brooks, has been accused — in a piece by Daniel Engber in the January 2025 issue of The Atlantic (published online, in November 2024, with the title “The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger”) — of scientific misconduct. As far as we can tell, no one has challenged the data or research methods of the work we discuss in this post. But the evidence presented in the Atlantic piece about other papers by Woods is pretty damning. Engber further discusses the sheer number of business-school profs publishing clever, sexy, media-friendly, unsubstantiated or outright falsified studies and gaining fat speaking fees and book deals in the process. It’s a depressing, demoralizing piece. I think I, Snarly, will be more wary in the future when covering the work of business-school professors, as opposed to psychology and linguistics folks who focus on apology.

Comment on Semi-apology from a ghost-whisperer by kayo

kayo — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:46:06 +0000

When I was a kid I could make thumping noises with a couple of my toes. Drove my parents nuts. Little did I know that I could have had fame, fortune, ignominy and death.

Comment on Abercrummy by snarly

snarly — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:58:49 +0000

Two things, over a decade later! There's a follow-up post here. More importantly (and much MORE recently) Mike Jeffries was arrested and charged with sex trafficking. See an actual news site for more info.

Comment on Our paperback is here! by sumac

sumac — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:17:08 +0000

In reply to Anna. We were surprised by how much interest we got from business and public relations entities. The new title is an attempt to reach out to them.

Comment on Our paperback is here! by Anna

Anna — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:21:57 +0000

Why did you change the title? I am so curious!

Comment on SorryWatch Reads: I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Sumac

Sumac — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:39:16 +0000

Snarly’s review is right on the money. But as someone who has read this book many many times with a fascinated almost-4-year-old, I am about DONE talking about Ben and Jeremy and WHY they said that.

Almost-4-year-old, not as much.

Comment on Louder, for the folks in the back! The 6.5 steps to a good apology! by Mesila Thraam

Mesila Thraam — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:37:43 +0000

Very salient. Thank you,

Comment on Mexican Olympians, we celebrate you … with RACISM! by tanita

tanita — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 23:08:05 +0000

Oh, that’s …just…

Exhausting.

Mouth noises is a good call.