Huh. You’re really not reading what I wrote, are you?

(Take a second look and find the part where I said I like offices. Look real close. There’s a sentence that talks about my preferences. You’ll find it. Now quote it back to me and explain what it means.)

You’re technically correct; they’re misreading what you literally wrote. Instead, they’re responding to the combative tone you wrote it with.

If you really are the VP of Eng at a company, I hope this kind of fight-picking isn’t how you lead.

Right? Any leader who thinks a block of people supporting his salary are blanket “toxic” needs to touch grass.