They would allow it a couple years back...not sure if it's still the case. I had forgotten that I had my Leatherman in my bag when going through security. They offered to let me exit, but as it would have made me miss the flight, it wasn't worth the ~$60 I'd paid to do so.
It would be interesting to see results of this over generations. My suspicion is that we're much more impatient now than we used to be say 30-50 years ago. I think there's a big difference between people who grew up w/o 24/7 entertainment (I call them the "I'm bored" generation), and someone who grew up like me...only child, spent summers at a cottage w/o access to TV, radio, etc, swam competitively several years...six days a week with my head in the water for several hrs. a day. There's certainly downside to my upbringing, not learning decent social skills at the same pace as your peers.
You make the assumption he was -1 at the time I made my comment, and he wasn't. Interesting to note that I've been modded down for it too, maybe because someone thinks I'm just complaining because I'm Jewish, when in fact I'm not.
I think this kind of thing happens more often that we realize. With all the TV shows where people have pranks pulled on them, I'd love to know how often they go wrong. I'm surprised that more of the pranks don't end up with the person who is pulling them getting their ass kicked, or arrested.
While there may be no direct law banning the use, there is regulation requiring passengers to follow the directions of the crew, and that can easily extend to include telling you to put the phone away.
Conversation isn't the same as background noise. Neither is all music...I know that I can listen to classical, and get work done all day, but put on my favorite rock & roll, and the concentration ability disappears.
People yacking on aircraft are simply inconsiderate of those around them. I was stuck on a red-eye recently, with two young ladies (several rows back) that chatted loudly through nearly the entire flight. Even my headphones couldn't drown them out, which is why I recently purchased noise cancelling Bose earbuds (love 'em). But, even those gals weren't the worst. Another jackass brought a dog onboard, which randomly barked throughout the flight...just enough to prevent people from sleeping.
Remember when we used to have Hydrostatic licenses because you didn't pass your driver's test on a manual transmission?
No, and I got my license around '72. Where did they issue these?
I have been lobbying heavily for stronger driving laws. I want to turn this place into semi-Germany, but that's a long way off; first, I want driver's education and licensing fixed.
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Off-topic Sidenote: I was nearly turned into roadkill yesterday while out for a run in my neighborhood. There's no sidewalk so I run facing oncoming traffic as far to the side as possible. The jackass driver was playing with his cellphone, and drifting toward the side of the road, right at me, and didn't swerve until the last second. I was within a second of making a dive for the side of the road.
Want success? Learn how to SCHMOOZE and be a salesman.
But you lost me at...
Corporate success is 90% bullshit and 10% smarts.
If you're so smart, can you back that up?:-)
I'd argue that except for those who got there via nepotism, it's extremely rare that someone is a successful businessperson w/o generally having their shit together. Sure, we hear about f-ups all the time, and everyone loves to criticize the boss because we think we know better, but in the big scheme of things, the frequency of those bad decisions is generally outweighed by the smart ones that you don't hear about because they're not newsworthy.
Maybe I'm just speaking from my own experience, and maybe it depends upon your definition of success. My dad was a small business owner, and I've known several others, all of whom I would call intelligent and successful. FWIW, I qualified for MENSA back in the 70s, but never joined.
Some people may not afford to work less because they need the extra income from a 50 hours workweek.
The people surveyed were professionals, and thus likely not being paid for any of the additional hours. Quite honestly, I'd put in more hours too if I was compensated for it, but I'm expected to put in "casual overtime".
I agree with you. The article cited a 2008 Harvard Business School survey that I haven't been able to find a good link to. I'd be interested in how they came up with that figure.
For the vast majority of people I work with, the 50+ hr work weeks are saved for when we're working a new proposal, or some similar kind of surge, but are certainly not the norm. That said, work doesn't necessarily end with me leaving the office. I take calls and respond to emails when away that I don't account for, but in total it probably only averages a couple hrs. per week.
That may keep people from talking to you. But, it won't keep away all the conversations you hear from over the cube walls. In the infinite wisdom of our facility management, they decided to save money by having the nighttime cleaning crews work daytime in order to avoid paying shift premiums. Nothing like a vacuum cleaner running near your desk to put productivity down to zero. Additionally, I have people who walk by that dig their heels in like they're marching in a parade, or with their cell phones on speaker mode. So, please tell me more about how much better it is in the office.
Distractions at home are controllable, not so much for the ones in the office.
You sound a bit like one of my former PHBs who hated the thought of people working from home because he couldn't tell what they were up to. While telecommuting isn't for everyone, milestones or metrics can easily keep a manager apprised of the level of productivity. Any manager who can't tell, needs to be replaced.
For myself, sitting in a cube farm isn't conducive to the number crunching I do now (low level management), or the coding I used to do a dozen years ago. Too many distractions in the office, and virtually none at home that were outside of my own control. I'd argue that I'm nearly twice as productive working outside the office.
I'm not in favor of doing so 100% of the time. There's a lot to be said for the water-cooler/hallway discussions that you just don't get working remotely. Too often people won't answer their phones, or respond to chat, so the ability to walk into their office, and demand attention can be a plus.
FWIW, I was part of my company's telecommuting pilot program about 15 yrs ago, yes with 56k modems. My small development team worked from home every Monday. We had everyone's home phone number, and would coordinate when we were away. Mondays turned out more and better code than any other day of the week.
I feel for you. The price of housing inside the beltway (or near it) is insane, and only going to get worse. There's really no space to build more w/o tearing up existing structures. I fought the daily commute from western Fairfax Co. to inside the beltway for several years. Once I was able to afford better digs, I attempted to find a place closer to work, but even an additional $70k increase in property value wouldn't have got me something comparable within five miles of the office. That was back in the mid-90s, and the housing bubble bursting didn't really improve matters here.
I'd be very careful with that, even in a larger company. Many employees hold the misguided view that HR is there to help them, when in fact they're not. HR supports the business first and foremost.
This will likely have mostly male applicants, and put pressure on the school to attract and spend more on females in other areas. They'll either have to shut down other male dominated sports, or find more funding to balance the equation for the women.
I see many posts pointing to the burning of fossil fuels, and the subsequent release of CO2 as the source of global warming. Presuming that the fuel was once fossils, and the fossils were once something entirely different. Where was the CO2 back then?
I'm not a "denier", and haven't honestly taken a stand in this area, though I'd tend to believe it when I read things like this http://climate.nasa.gov/scient...
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We're now to the point where it's so safe we go 2-5 years between accidents.
Huh?
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Not that I'm defending them, but why would the length of the flight matter. You go through security before you board.
They would allow it a couple years back...not sure if it's still the case. I had forgotten that I had my Leatherman in my bag when going through security. They offered to let me exit, but as it would have made me miss the flight, it wasn't worth the ~$60 I'd paid to do so.
you don't understand how these people work, and how they think.
And, you do?...Not.
It would be interesting to see results of this over generations. My suspicion is that we're much more impatient now than we used to be say 30-50 years ago. I think there's a big difference between people who grew up w/o 24/7 entertainment (I call them the "I'm bored" generation), and someone who grew up like me...only child, spent summers at a cottage w/o access to TV, radio, etc, swam competitively several years...six days a week with my head in the water for several hrs. a day. There's certainly downside to my upbringing, not learning decent social skills at the same pace as your peers.
You make the assumption he was -1 at the time I made my comment, and he wasn't. Interesting to note that I've been modded down for it too, maybe because someone thinks I'm just complaining because I'm Jewish, when in fact I'm not.
I think this kind of thing happens more often that we realize. With all the TV shows where people have pranks pulled on them, I'd love to know how often they go wrong. I'm surprised that more of the pranks don't end up with the person who is pulling them getting their ass kicked, or arrested.
While there may be no direct law banning the use, there is regulation requiring passengers to follow the directions of the crew, and that can easily extend to include telling you to put the phone away.
Conversation isn't the same as background noise. Neither is all music...I know that I can listen to classical, and get work done all day, but put on my favorite rock & roll, and the concentration ability disappears.
People yacking on aircraft are simply inconsiderate of those around them. I was stuck on a red-eye recently, with two young ladies (several rows back) that chatted loudly through nearly the entire flight. Even my headphones couldn't drown them out, which is why I recently purchased noise cancelling Bose earbuds (love 'em). But, even those gals weren't the worst. Another jackass brought a dog onboard, which randomly barked throughout the flight...just enough to prevent people from sleeping.
Seriously? Please keep your racist comments to yourself asshole.
Now if you want to bitch about what they did (as I've already done), that's perfectly fine, but this has zip to do with Zionism.
We're sorry.... ...that we got caught.
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Remember when we used to have Hydrostatic licenses because you didn't pass your driver's test on a manual transmission?
No, and I got my license around '72. Where did they issue these?
I have been lobbying heavily for stronger driving laws. I want to turn this place into semi-Germany, but that's a long way off; first, I want driver's education and licensing fixed.
Sign me up for your newsletter. agree 100%
Off-topic Sidenote: I was nearly turned into roadkill yesterday while out for a run in my neighborhood. There's no sidewalk so I run facing oncoming traffic as far to the side as possible. The jackass driver was playing with his cellphone, and drifting toward the side of the road, right at me, and didn't swerve until the last second. I was within a second of making a dive for the side of the road.
I'll agree with you on...
Want success? Learn how to SCHMOOZE and be a salesman.
But you lost me at...
Corporate success is 90% bullshit and 10% smarts.
If you're so smart, can you back that up? :-)
I'd argue that except for those who got there via nepotism, it's extremely rare that someone is a successful businessperson w/o generally having their shit together. Sure, we hear about f-ups all the time, and everyone loves to criticize the boss because we think we know better, but in the big scheme of things, the frequency of those bad decisions is generally outweighed by the smart ones that you don't hear about because they're not newsworthy.
Maybe I'm just speaking from my own experience, and maybe it depends upon your definition of success. My dad was a small business owner, and I've known several others, all of whom I would call intelligent and successful. FWIW, I qualified for MENSA back in the 70s, but never joined.
Some people may not afford to work less because they need the extra income from a 50 hours workweek.
The people surveyed were professionals, and thus likely not being paid for any of the additional hours. Quite honestly, I'd put in more hours too if I was compensated for it, but I'm expected to put in "casual overtime".
I agree with you. The article cited a 2008 Harvard Business School survey that I haven't been able to find a good link to. I'd be interested in how they came up with that figure.
For the vast majority of people I work with, the 50+ hr work weeks are saved for when we're working a new proposal, or some similar kind of surge, but are certainly not the norm. That said, work doesn't necessarily end with me leaving the office. I take calls and respond to emails when away that I don't account for, but in total it probably only averages a couple hrs. per week.
That may keep people from talking to you. But, it won't keep away all the conversations you hear from over the cube walls. In the infinite wisdom of our facility management, they decided to save money by having the nighttime cleaning crews work daytime in order to avoid paying shift premiums. Nothing like a vacuum cleaner running near your desk to put productivity down to zero. Additionally, I have people who walk by that dig their heels in like they're marching in a parade, or with their cell phones on speaker mode. So, please tell me more about how much better it is in the office.
Distractions at home are controllable, not so much for the ones in the office.
You sound a bit like one of my former PHBs who hated the thought of people working from home because he couldn't tell what they were up to. While telecommuting isn't for everyone, milestones or metrics can easily keep a manager apprised of the level of productivity. Any manager who can't tell, needs to be replaced.
For myself, sitting in a cube farm isn't conducive to the number crunching I do now (low level management), or the coding I used to do a dozen years ago. Too many distractions in the office, and virtually none at home that were outside of my own control. I'd argue that I'm nearly twice as productive working outside the office.
I'm not in favor of doing so 100% of the time. There's a lot to be said for the water-cooler/hallway discussions that you just don't get working remotely. Too often people won't answer their phones, or respond to chat, so the ability to walk into their office, and demand attention can be a plus.
FWIW, I was part of my company's telecommuting pilot program about 15 yrs ago, yes with 56k modems. My small development team worked from home every Monday. We had everyone's home phone number, and would coordinate when we were away. Mondays turned out more and better code than any other day of the week.
I feel for you. The price of housing inside the beltway (or near it) is insane, and only going to get worse. There's really no space to build more w/o tearing up existing structures. I fought the daily commute from western Fairfax Co. to inside the beltway for several years. Once I was able to afford better digs, I attempted to find a place closer to work, but even an additional $70k increase in property value wouldn't have got me something comparable within five miles of the office. That was back in the mid-90s, and the housing bubble bursting didn't really improve matters here.
I'm betting that you're single since you appear to believe that getting married involves having any sex whatsoever.
"partner" isn't the correct term for someone who cries, bullies, and threatens. Maybe it's time for you to find a real one.
I'd be very careful with that, even in a larger company. Many employees hold the misguided view that HR is there to help them, when in fact they're not. HR supports the business first and foremost.
This will likely have mostly male applicants, and put pressure on the school to attract and spend more on females in other areas. They'll either have to shut down other male dominated sports, or find more funding to balance the equation for the women.
I see many posts pointing to the burning of fossil fuels, and the subsequent release of CO2 as the source of global warming. Presuming that the fuel was once fossils, and the fossils were once something entirely different. Where was the CO2 back then?
I'm not a "denier", and haven't honestly taken a stand in this area, though I'd tend to believe it when I read things like this http://climate.nasa.gov/scient...
I would love to have a glimpse, at this. I bet we'd be able to find some hacks who frequently take extended routes to bump up their fares.
An example that isn't 70+ years old might make your point better.