The work itself. I find that 95% of my job dissatisfaction has to do with the interaction with people. Isn't that sad? Some say I'm antisocial, but when people do treat us the way they do, we're undervalued, underpaid, people looking more for buzzwords and bits of paper than actual talent... yeah, I guess maybe I do have a bit of resentment for the people I deal with here. Put me in a room and let me work alone on computers, without dealing with the corporate/political bullshit, and I'd be happy as a clam.
I would love to take time off and do this, but unfortunately I can't. I simply don't have the funds to go for long without an income. How did you manage?
Can you share a little more about how you got to the point where you could "be a little bit of an idiot like the rest" and not go batshit insane from the "small talk about nothing"? I find myself in this situation at work too--and in general in fact, until I joined Mensa (finally, intellectually stimulating conversation!). But this would be a handy thing to be able to tolerate in the workplace.
Also, I like the quote you ended with. Do you mind if I use that?
I have no idea how it got to this point, but I'm relatively young and just learning the hard way that doing the job I love means being treated this way. Why is it that those with the fewest scruples, the sleazy underhanded salesman, the executive who cheats and lies and tries to sleep with every female in the building, the ones who are selfish and the least committed to the company--why are these the ones who are rewarded and get to live the high life? Why are those of us who are decent, honest, and hardworking always holding the short end of the stick?
And people wonder why society has gotten to the point it has today. People have learned that crime does, in fact, pay... and being an upstanding citizen does not.
I'd believe this. One of my major customers is a retail chain that also owns a dozen or so liquor stores. Guess which stores are the only ones well in the black?
I can attest to this here in the US as well--one of my customers is (was) a company with union workers, and it is directly responsible for that company going bankrupt. Nice going, union, instead of helping your workers, you put them in the unemployment line. Taking a pay cut + making sacrifices during economic downturns like any other responsible citizen > no job at all.
Well, I drink coffee while driving plenty. I have these neat little things called cupholders and travelers mugs with just a small opening at the top. I turn, shift up or down as is appropriate, and on straightaways when I can safely steer with one hand, I bring the cup to my mouth with the other hand. One second later, with my eyes never having left the road, the cup is back down in the cupholder, and I'm one sip closer to being even more alert and careful because of the caffeine. This is a problem how, exactly?
If I had mod points, you'd get one--this is EXACTLY the kind of common sense that needs to be applied, not only to driving laws but to a lot of things.
My solution to this is more of a mix--rather than choosing one over another, I have several copies of my important data on different types of media. No SSDs yet, but I have an external hard drive, a handful of USB drives, and a DVD-RW with the data. If I were really paranoid, or if the information was very, very important (such as for business) I could have multiple copies on each media and store them in different locations. Check them regularly, replace any of them that are getting old or have gotten corrupt, and transfer to new media as it gets invented.
Obviously nothing is impossible, but with this kind of redundancy + checking on it regularly, it's hard for it all to fail at once.
I was about to say, this will now be a battle of PC versus non-PC mods. May the best win! (Mod carefully, PC folks, you don't want to offend the OP, right?)
I personally find the timing of the announcement quite appropriate.
I second this--exact same scenario with a dear friend of mine. People still post on her birthday or on the anniversary of her death. It's comforting, in a way, to see others still thinking of her--like a visual of the old phrase "still alive in our hearts and minds".
Maybe the childless lose the evolutionary game... but we each have our own idea of what the game of life is, and as far as I'm concerned, being childless means I totally win.:D
I'm thinking the majority of the people behind the scenes in the FDA and pharmaceutical industries, making these big decisions and raking in the billions have never actually worked in a hospital.
This may be true, but in keeping crime down in a large society, what's easier? Actually changing people from the inside, or doing what is needed to maintain order on the outside?
True. Subconsciously we are probably making the association that if a place is clean, obviously someone was doing the cleaning. Someone who cares about and probably watches over the place, just like a mother might do who keeps her house clean and is diligent in keeping her children in line. This mental association is likely to stick with us. It does make sense that one could get away with something underhanded more in a dirty, untended place than somewhere clean.
Let me guess, you majored in Social Psych. Required reading including titles such as: Psychology On The Fly -- How to Have Profound Conversations Whilst Traveling at High Speed on a Sled and Bringing Stuffed Toys To Life -- A Comprehensive Guide to a Fervent Imagination.
He has no responsibility to show any respect for people who spend their lives chasing fairy tales.
You're not helping your case for being open-minded, or even right, with statements like that. Neither "side" of this argument has been able to prove their belief beyond a shadow of a doubt, or there wouldn't be billions on each side. Bashing isn't going to do you any good.
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The work itself. I find that 95% of my job dissatisfaction has to do with the interaction with people. Isn't that sad? Some say I'm antisocial, but when people do treat us the way they do, we're undervalued, underpaid, people looking more for buzzwords and bits of paper than actual talent... yeah, I guess maybe I do have a bit of resentment for the people I deal with here. Put me in a room and let me work alone on computers, without dealing with the corporate/political bullshit, and I'd be happy as a clam.
I would love to take time off and do this, but unfortunately I can't. I simply don't have the funds to go for long without an income. How did you manage?
Can you share a little more about how you got to the point where you could "be a little bit of an idiot like the rest" and not go batshit insane from the "small talk about nothing"? I find myself in this situation at work too--and in general in fact, until I joined Mensa (finally, intellectually stimulating conversation!). But this would be a handy thing to be able to tolerate in the workplace.
Also, I like the quote you ended with. Do you mind if I use that?
I have no idea how it got to this point, but I'm relatively young and just learning the hard way that doing the job I love means being treated this way. Why is it that those with the fewest scruples, the sleazy underhanded salesman, the executive who cheats and lies and tries to sleep with every female in the building, the ones who are selfish and the least committed to the company--why are these the ones who are rewarded and get to live the high life? Why are those of us who are decent, honest, and hardworking always holding the short end of the stick?
And people wonder why society has gotten to the point it has today. People have learned that crime does, in fact, pay... and being an upstanding citizen does not.
I'd believe this. One of my major customers is a retail chain that also owns a dozen or so liquor stores. Guess which stores are the only ones well in the black?
I can attest to this here in the US as well--one of my customers is (was) a company with union workers, and it is directly responsible for that company going bankrupt. Nice going, union, instead of helping your workers, you put them in the unemployment line. Taking a pay cut + making sacrifices during economic downturns like any other responsible citizen > no job at all.
And mandatory testing and documenting of people's DNA... For your own protection, of course...
I agree with this post... but I have to ask, is 4 inches really that big of an improvement from 3.25?
Well, I drink coffee while driving plenty. I have these neat little things called cupholders and travelers mugs with just a small opening at the top. I turn, shift up or down as is appropriate, and on straightaways when I can safely steer with one hand, I bring the cup to my mouth with the other hand. One second later, with my eyes never having left the road, the cup is back down in the cupholder, and I'm one sip closer to being even more alert and careful because of the caffeine. This is a problem how, exactly?
If I had mod points, you'd get one--this is EXACTLY the kind of common sense that needs to be applied, not only to driving laws but to a lot of things.
Right about... -checks watch- ... now.
(I won't get a response, obviously, since he's too busy replacing his old hard drive with an Intel SSD.)
My solution to this is more of a mix--rather than choosing one over another, I have several copies of my important data on different types of media. No SSDs yet, but I have an external hard drive, a handful of USB drives, and a DVD-RW with the data. If I were really paranoid, or if the information was very, very important (such as for business) I could have multiple copies on each media and store them in different locations. Check them regularly, replace any of them that are getting old or have gotten corrupt, and transfer to new media as it gets invented.
Obviously nothing is impossible, but with this kind of redundancy + checking on it regularly, it's hard for it all to fail at once.
"Duke it out, mods..."
I was about to say, this will now be a battle of PC versus non-PC mods. May the best win! (Mod carefully, PC folks, you don't want to offend the OP, right?)
I personally find the timing of the announcement quite appropriate.
But only for a year. So the real question is, does Facebook let you undo the 'dead' status after that?
I second this--exact same scenario with a dear friend of mine. People still post on her birthday or on the anniversary of her death. It's comforting, in a way, to see others still thinking of her--like a visual of the old phrase "still alive in our hearts and minds".
Maybe the childless lose the evolutionary game... but we each have our own idea of what the game of life is, and as far as I'm concerned, being childless means I totally win. :D
Ooh, it's like real-life Lemmings!
"Do you want to ban abortion? Or deprive people of life, liberty or property without due process of law?"
Not to go off-topic, but these things are mutually exclusive...
I'm thinking the majority of the people behind the scenes in the FDA and pharmaceutical industries, making these big decisions and raking in the billions have never actually worked in a hospital.
This may be true, but in keeping crime down in a large society, what's easier? Actually changing people from the inside, or doing what is needed to maintain order on the outside?
True. Subconsciously we are probably making the association that if a place is clean, obviously someone was doing the cleaning. Someone who cares about and probably watches over the place, just like a mother might do who keeps her house clean and is diligent in keeping her children in line. This mental association is likely to stick with us. It does make sense that one could get away with something underhanded more in a dirty, untended place than somewhere clean.
Let me guess, you majored in Social Psych. Required reading including titles such as: Psychology On The Fly -- How to Have Profound Conversations Whilst Traveling at High Speed on a Sled and Bringing Stuffed Toys To Life -- A Comprehensive Guide to a Fervent Imagination.
Lobbying should absolutely be banned, I can't believe people have stood for it this long.
Haha. Sorry, nope. But don't worry, he's a geek too. I stick to our own kind ;)
He has no responsibility to show any respect for people who spend their lives chasing fairy tales.
You're not helping your case for being open-minded, or even right, with statements like that. Neither "side" of this argument has been able to prove their belief beyond a shadow of a doubt, or there wouldn't be billions on each side. Bashing isn't going to do you any good.