> I even defend the original maker of the "one- word mistake" because she was working 12-hours a day writing hundreds of pages, and did a pretty good job. God knows I make my share of misktakes, so why should I berate her over one?
--Commendable on your part, but why don't you try HIRING SOME MORE PEOPLE so she isn't so overworked???
> Yet some languages, which I haven't used in a long time, I'm no longer that good with. E.g., I'm now good at Java, but I'd need to re-learn Pascal if I wanted to program in it.
--I'm the same way with COBOL - not that I'd ever want to go back to it.
> And you know what's _really_ sad? That in reality most of us coders would actually hold them in much higher regard if they were honest, and _asked_ before making some totally retarded "strategic decision."
--Sigh; yes, feel sorry for him and others like him, who are probably **justifiably bitter** about all the God-blasted outsourcing going on as our economy goes down the toilet. Feel sorry for those of us who haven't had a JOB for most of 3 years and cry ourselves to sleep sometimes as we watch our retirement money dwindle away - because we're using it to LIVE ON.
--I agree with you 99%. We need more power to stand up to management, but I don't know if unions are the best solution. (They do take money out of your paycheck, ya know.)
> I'm not a CEO, but I have worked for one who honestly cared and wanted to makes his people as rich/successful as he is. He worked for 3 years without drawing salary. He paid all travel expenses out of pocket. He was in at 5:30 AM every day, and left after 8pm (I don't know when, because I was only putting in 14 hour days from 6-8). In nearly any area the guy was scary- smart, but he did approve a more than 200% raise for me because he knew I was working my ass off for the company.
--Dude, that wasn't any old CEO -- that guy was a fkg SAINT, and you should try to follow him wherever he goes if he leaves the company.
--So by your logic, does that mean I could go to the EEOC because I don't have a college degree, even though I'm Real-World Experienced with computers?
--Stupid college degrees aren't worth much NOWadays anyway except to bump you up in the floor-sweeping Jobs waiting list...
--IMHO, if this guy had built his own spaceship, flew out to the asteroid, planted a flag and stayed there a couple of days, then he MIGHT have a case...
--What they *could* do is put the "cleansing of the Shire" scene in **after the credits** (for those of us who like waiting till the credits are over to see if there's any special scene(s) in the theater.)
> I can write a 20 gig image to the laptop in just over 12 minutes. Going the other way takes a bit longer... haven't figured that one out.
--Make sure you ' hdparm -c1 -d1/dev/hda ' on the laptop drive. If the laptop is slower MHz wise than the other machine it can affect network performance - my 166MHz Dell has an upgraded 20-gig drive in it but gets only 2-3MB/sec over 100MBit Ethernet.
--Personally, I think the economy would start to improve almost immediately if people actually demanded and KEPT TO a "standard" 40-hour work week! Management would have to hire more people to pick up the workload, and the existing workforce people wouldn't be so burned out.
o Happier workers o Less burnout o More people have money due to getting hired o PROFIT!
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> I even defend the original maker of the "one- word mistake" because she was working 12-hours a day writing hundreds of pages, and did a pretty good job. God knows I make my share of misktakes, so why should I berate her over one?
--Commendable on your part, but why don't you try HIRING SOME MORE PEOPLE so she isn't so overworked???
> Yet some languages, which I haven't used in a long time, I'm no longer that good with. E.g., I'm now good at Java, but I'd need to re-learn Pascal if I wanted to program in it.
--I'm the same way with COBOL - not that I'd ever want to go back to it.
> And you know what's _really_ sad? That in reality most of us coders would actually hold them in much higher regard if they were honest, and _asked_ before making some totally retarded "strategic decision."
--That my friend, is some +1 Insightful irony.
--Sigh; yes, feel sorry for him and others like him, who are probably **justifiably bitter** about all the God-blasted outsourcing going on as our economy goes down the toilet. Feel sorry for those of us who haven't had a JOB for most of 3 years and cry ourselves to sleep sometimes as we watch our retirement money dwindle away - because we're using it to LIVE ON.
--He posted it after work hours, Subgenius... :rolleyes:
--I agree with you 99%. We need more power to stand up to management, but I don't know if unions are the best solution. (They do take money out of your paycheck, ya know.)
--But if I had MPs I'd mod you up.
--D00d, your friend is teh ROOT! Is she single?? ;-)
> I'm not a CEO, but I have worked for one who honestly cared and wanted to makes his people as rich/successful as he is. He worked for 3 years without drawing salary. He paid all travel expenses out of pocket. He was in at 5:30 AM every day, and left after 8pm (I don't know when, because I was only putting in 14 hour days from 6-8). In nearly any area the guy was scary- smart, but he did approve a more than 200% raise for me because he knew I was working my ass off for the company.
:)
--Dude, that wasn't any old CEO -- that guy was a fkg SAINT, and you should try to follow him wherever he goes if he leaves the company.
--And you should tell him to hire me.
> The HR rep never did talk to me afterwards.
0 031114
--Reminded me of this:
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=2
> My position will end up being handled by three people and at least one committee.
/salute
(awed)
--You are ROOT, my friend. They should have given you a raise and convinced you to stay on!
--At 1st I laughed - then I saw your name and your Friend icon. :) Hope you're doing well Jen!
(Blues-Brothers) "We play both kinds heah - Country AND Western!"
--So by your logic, does that mean I could go to the EEOC because I don't have a college degree, even though I'm Real-World Experienced with computers?
--Stupid college degrees aren't worth much NOWadays anyway except to bump you up in the floor-sweeping Jobs waiting list...
> One of my colleagues had to fly from Virginia to Oregon for staff meetings... it sucks.
--Geez, haven't those people ever heard of videoconferencing? Or TELEPHONE conferencing, for Godsake?? What a waste of time and money.
--Yah, I heard that Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom are involved somewhere... Look at how well they did with their play! ;-)
--IMHO, if this guy had built his own spaceship, flew out to the asteroid, planted a flag and stayed there a couple of days, then he MIGHT have a case...
:)b
--Otherwise, I guess he can go pound sand.
Viv: "There I was, playing Murder In the Dark - alone, in the basement..."
--What they *could* do is put the "cleansing of the Shire" scene in **after the credits** (for those of us who like waiting till the credits are over to see if there's any special scene(s) in the theater.)
> I can write a 20 gig image to the laptop in just over 12 minutes. Going the other way takes a bit longer... haven't figured that one out.
/dev/hda ' on the laptop drive. If the laptop is slower MHz wise than the other machine it can affect network performance - my 166MHz Dell has an upgraded 20-gig drive in it but gets only 2-3MB/sec over 100MBit Ethernet.
--Make sure you ' hdparm -c1 -d1
--He could have done:
' cvs commit && dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hda1 bs=1M ' if he was REALLY paranoid.
+1 Insightful
+1 LMAO
> "Do I need to know you?"
(Mindspeak)
"Only if you don't want to come across as an arrogant ASSHOLE..."
)/Mindspeak(
--Actually I think you have the equation reversed. :b
--Personally, I think the economy would start to improve almost immediately if people actually demanded and KEPT TO a "standard" 40-hour work week! Management would have to hire more people to pick up the workload, and the existing workforce people wouldn't be so burned out.
o Happier workers
o Less burnout
o More people have money due to getting hired
o PROFIT!
--Indeed, this is what I was about to recommend. :)
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