Indirectness is not insecurity, for some of us it's the way that we are brought up. We all need to get others to do our things for us done at work. Different people have different ways of accomplishing this, and any individual's ways will vary depending on who is being addressed, be it a boss, a peer, or a subordinate. At one extreme are bald commands, at the other extreme are requests so indirect that they doesn't sound like requests at all, but are just statements of a description of a situation. Some people will find direct commands more appropriate; while other would fine them abrasive. Some would find indirect directives congenial; others would them irritating. People with direct styles of asking others to do things perceive indirect requests as manipulative. Those who feel that indirect orders are illogical or manipulative do not recognize the conventional nature of indirect requests. While it can be the case sometimes, it is not always the case that the one who issued......
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