That getting-on-the-same-page process is not a punishment.
It’s something you’d only do with a friend close enough that you really might cooperate on work that you care about getting done.
Even if the process happens to involve some amount of yelling and crying! It’s still not a punishment! It’s still important!
Even if the process happens to involve some amount of yelling and crying! It’s still not a punishment! It’s still important!