Unsolicited Advice

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Former Member
Do you offer unsolicited advice to other swimmers at the pool? Fix their form? Give workout suggestions? Etc. Or do you keep your mouth shut?
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  • But I got to thinking about it afterwards...safety or not, there is a boundary that should be observed. I wouldn't tell a retail store employee how to wrangle shopping carts in the parking lot, and I wouldn't tell a waitress how to carry hot plates of food around a restaurant. That's true. But there is also a difference between telling a professional how to do their job ("the running back should run faster!" :blah: ), and pointing out something to a rec athlete (that is kicking their backside).
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  • But I got to thinking about it afterwards...safety or not, there is a boundary that should be observed. I wouldn't tell a retail store employee how to wrangle shopping carts in the parking lot, and I wouldn't tell a waitress how to carry hot plates of food around a restaurant. That's true. But there is also a difference between telling a professional how to do their job ("the running back should run faster!" :blah: ), and pointing out something to a rec athlete (that is kicking their backside).
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