I recall Andy Rooney talking about most of these complaints a couple months ago. Although, he has done this as an on-going article. He started back when a pound of coffee first started not being a pound. It was interesting to see how things progressed each time he covered the same topic five years later.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/07/60minute s/rooney/main543240.shtml
I understand why there are telemarketers, at times maybe I do want my windows cleaned. However, the SPAM that I get, there is not a chance that I would ever want to order anything or even open the email under most circumstances. So, those who do SPAM what do they get out of it other than the pleasure of anoying millions of people?
There are other reasons why women would not be interested in computer science. As mentioned the work is pretty intense and does require a genuine interest. However, the work can often be fairly individual as well. Although you may be working in a team on a project, this doesn't mean you are in constant interaction with people. There can be times where I go a whole day or two without speaking to people, while working that is. I can't see many women being interested in such a profession. When I go to other departments which are basically being run by women, such as payroll, it seems like they are having a party everyday in comparison to our work enviroment.
Back to the genuine interest, as someone mentioned men like their toys be it cars, computers or even that ball you bounce around while thinking. We love to play with things, break things, make things work. We tend to have a passion for our toys, we could spend days just tweaking things which would seem pointless to others. Simpily put we have a passion for playing. Whereas women tend only to hold things such as releationships as close to them as we hold our passion for playing.
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I recall Andy Rooney talking about most of these complaints a couple months ago. Although, he has done this as an on-going article. He started back when a pound of coffee first started not being a pound. It was interesting to see how things progressed each time he covered the same topic five years later. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/07/60minute s/rooney/main543240.shtml
I think you mean the bug exploiters
I understand why there are telemarketers, at times maybe I do want my windows cleaned. However, the SPAM that I get, there is not a chance that I would ever want to order anything or even open the email under most circumstances. So, those who do SPAM what do they get out of it other than the pleasure of anoying millions of people?
There are other reasons why women would not be interested in computer science. As mentioned the work is pretty intense and does require a genuine interest. However, the work can often be fairly individual as well. Although you may be working in a team on a project, this doesn't mean you are in constant interaction with people. There can be times where I go a whole day or two without speaking to people, while working that is. I can't see many women being interested in such a profession. When I go to other departments which are basically being run by women, such as payroll, it seems like they are having a party everyday in comparison to our work enviroment.
Back to the genuine interest, as someone mentioned men like their toys be it cars, computers or even that ball you bounce around while thinking. We love to play with things, break things, make things work. We tend to have a passion for our toys, we could spend days just tweaking things which would seem pointless to others. Simpily put we have a passion for playing. Whereas women tend only to hold things such as releationships as close to them as we hold our passion for playing.