"I'm really surprised at the number of people suggesting to raise prices as an only solution to get out of a situation you don't want in at all. "
Come one man, don't you know that those capable of providing decent support aren't capable of talking about problems. We confide in our IRC pals not family. The only way we can get out of our problems is to hide or subtly make it painful and unpleasant for folks to continue to deal with us.
Raise your rates! If you don't have any. Get some. I say, 25% higher than the local mechanic.
I agree... Didn't anyone see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2? Did you see the size of that snapping turtle? Animals are all cute and cuddly--that is until they're mutated by nuclear waste.
On a normal workday (as in no interdepartmental meetings), I dress on the extreme casual end of "business casual." I'm lucky to be in an IT department that defends the limited staff's ability to dress comfortably. However, when dealing with folks outside the department, it is certainly a matter of self preservation to dress more professional.
Think of it this way... A few years back in my early college days I was a staff assistant for an old-school accountant/auditor. She as an upper-teir professional making very very good money, divorced from a wealthy man and lived happily off of the paycheck and alimony. She has never experienced the casual or laid-back lifestyle of the lower-middle/middle class. Imagine her impression when you show up to work with lose jeans and an untucked polo. Now consider that its people like her that ultimately determine your capacity for advancement in the company.
Conversely, I worked in a Linux shop of a local ISP the highest ranking memeber the company would change out of slacks and into swimming trunks when he was in the office. Of course, he didn't care how we chose to dress, but at the same time, the company's greatest weaknesses were realized when we had to enter a formal bid process because we were slobs. I didn't work there long.
All in all... I think the problem isn't that open source types are slobs. I think that the geek subculture, by and large, has adopted a "dress comfortable first and foremost" mentality. So imagine a guy in jeans, sandals and a pony tail sharing an idea with "the suits." Especially if they're being pitched an idea that is outside of their comfort zone--What do you think they'll say?
Master chief better finish this fight in style, because the ending of Halo2 sucked. It was so bad that I didn't have the desire to play the game a second time, despite how good the rest of the game was.
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"I'm really surprised at the number of people suggesting to raise prices as an only solution to get out of a situation you don't want in at all. "
Come one man, don't you know that those capable of providing decent support aren't capable of talking about problems. We confide in our IRC pals not family. The only way we can get out of our problems is to hide or subtly make it painful and unpleasant for folks to continue to deal with us.
Raise your rates! If you don't have any. Get some. I say, 25% higher than the local mechanic.
Peace out.
I agree... Didn't anyone see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2? Did you see the size of that snapping turtle? Animals are all cute and cuddly--that is until they're mutated by nuclear waste.
On a normal workday (as in no interdepartmental meetings), I dress on the extreme casual end of "business casual." I'm lucky to be in an IT department that defends the limited staff's ability to dress comfortably. However, when dealing with folks outside the department, it is certainly a matter of self preservation to dress more professional.
Think of it this way... A few years back in my early college days I was a staff assistant for an old-school accountant/auditor. She as an upper-teir professional making very very good money, divorced from a wealthy man and lived happily off of the paycheck and alimony. She has never experienced the casual or laid-back lifestyle of the lower-middle/middle class. Imagine her impression when you show up to work with lose jeans and an untucked polo. Now consider that its people like her that ultimately determine your capacity for advancement in the company.
Conversely, I worked in a Linux shop of a local ISP the highest ranking memeber the company would change out of slacks and into swimming trunks when he was in the office. Of course, he didn't care how we chose to dress, but at the same time, the company's greatest weaknesses were realized when we had to enter a formal bid process because we were slobs. I didn't work there long.
All in all... I think the problem isn't that open source types are slobs. I think that the geek subculture, by and large, has adopted a "dress comfortable first and foremost" mentality. So imagine a guy in jeans, sandals and a pony tail sharing an idea with "the suits." Especially if they're being pitched an idea that is outside of their comfort zone--What do you think they'll say?
Master chief better finish this fight in style, because the ending of Halo2 sucked. It was so bad that I didn't have the desire to play the game a second time, despite how good the rest of the game was.