I think it's a generational thing, I work at a company that is run by all men that are in their 60's, they think that if you leave work at 5 (half an hour after we are off) you are not working hard enough. The company is always running by the seat of its pants, everything is always last minute, everything is always urgent, "we need this yesterday!!!" is heard on a daily basis. My generation (x or y or l, not sure) of people in their thirties are way more relaxed, maybe we plan ahead more, i'm just not sure.
Jojo
but to management, the bottom line is the almighty dollar, you can try to explain the advantages of stuff like not haveing a built in video card, being able to upgrade in the future, things like that, all they care about is the $$$.
There are huge call centers here that are devoted to providing tech support for American companies, there is one in Northern Alberta that is a 3000 seat call center, they do tech support for companies like HP, earthlink, and many others, watch out, next time you call tech support you might actually get someone that is friendly!!
I am sick of people thinking that Canada is cold, it was 32 degrees celcius here in Calgary yesterday, thats 96 degrees F. We have almost exactly the same weather as a place like Denver. The places were it is very cold in Canada, nobody lives.
Jojo
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We still have a flag?? I really have to keep up with the news, last I heard we were taking down the flags:
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/12/2
Since when did we get states in Canada? did I sleep through that meeting too?
Jojo
I think it's a generational thing, I work at a company that is run by all men that are in their 60's, they think that if you leave work at 5 (half an hour after we are off) you are not working hard enough. The company is always running by the seat of its pants, everything is always last minute, everything is always urgent, "we need this yesterday!!!" is heard on a daily basis. My generation (x or y or l, not sure) of people in their thirties are way more relaxed, maybe we plan ahead more, i'm just not sure. Jojo
but to management, the bottom line is the almighty dollar, you can try to explain the advantages of stuff like not haveing a built in video card, being able to upgrade in the future, things like that, all they care about is the $$$.
When you can pick up a cheap windows desktop for $500, its hard to justify a Mac. Jojo
There are huge call centers here that are devoted to providing tech support for American companies, there is one in Northern Alberta that is a 3000 seat call center, they do tech support for companies like HP, earthlink, and many others, watch out, next time you call tech support you might actually get someone that is friendly!!
I am sick of people thinking that Canada is cold, it was 32 degrees celcius here in Calgary yesterday, thats 96 degrees F. We have almost exactly the same weather as a place like Denver. The places were it is very cold in Canada, nobody lives. Jojo
None of my crap is worth backing up, I can always get more pron, and I dont think anyone wants to see my flash movies of hamsters with top hats. jojo