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Who is up today Paul ?
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You are, as far as I know: nobody correctly answered your CCC!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Oops, sorry I can't do todays - they all got it right so I thought one of them ( you included ) would be up today
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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... Even Plants[^]
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"waiter! there's a fly in my salad!"
"yes, it's hungry."
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Well duh, it's meat or them.
Now ask someone who's a little less biased
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My little cousin asked me "Where does poo come from?"
I was a little uncomfortable, but gave him an honest explanation.
He looked a little perplexed, and stared at me in stunned silence for a few seconds and asked "And Tigger?"
As a bonus, I laughed pretty hard at the "Can you tie a knot?" scene[^]
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don't believe it, reckon you just pulled that crap from your ass.
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In my boyhood days, late sixties / early seventies, we watched a British TV children sitcom series, a family with twin boys around twelve. One episode was spun around one of them asking "Mom, what is 'sex'?" The mother attempts to give a decent answer to the question; that makes up the main part of the episode. When she is through, the boy asks "Do I have to write all that?" The mother doesn't understand: "Write where?" "I was filling in this application form for the summer camp, and there is line that says 'Sex'..."
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poo jokes are always funny.
It's much easier to enjoy the favor of both friend and foe, and not give a damn who's who. -- Lon Milo DuQuette
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Been there?
If yes, did that ever matter to you?
Ideally, I know it should never matter but,
All through my experience, I'd been reporting to someone who's senior to me by age or experience.
First time I'm reporting (Like sending status) to a guy who's younger to me by these factors.
It kinda felt weird to start with. But now settling with it.
Fortunately, he happens to have a good attitude with people and handling it right. (And he also happens to be a scientist, and generously explaining things. so, me sitting on the listening end, most of the times)
Many things to take care when you grow older.
modified 7-Jan-20 4:18am.
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I am 55. My immediate boss is 7 years younger than me, and his boss is 7 years younger than him. It works out quite well - they are much better than me at administration and office politics (very important in a large company), so they keep the distractions out of my way while I work.
With insecure or incompetent younger bosses, I can see how this would be a living hell.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: With insecure or incompetent younger bosses, I can see how this would be a living hell.
Surely that also applies to older ones too? Insecurity and incompetence don't discriminate!
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Yes, it does. But a young, insecure boss is more likely to display his/her insecurities, especially when their underlings are more experienced than them.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Managers who can shield you from distractions, particularly office politics, are a pleasure to work for. It is probably the most important skill on which I would judge a manager.
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Only a year younger. It doesn't matter: he's competent in his job and a good manager, smart.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Nand32 wrote: Been there? Of course.Nand32 wrote: If yes, did that ever matter to you? Not in the slightest. Why should it?
I've worked for women and people of other races, too, and it never made a blind bit of difference.
It's the workplace, not a kibbutz or an orgy palace; just do your job.
You shouldn't even be bothered whether others do their jobs well or not, unless any incompetence causes you problems in the execution of yours.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Nand32 wrote: Been there?
If yes, did that ever matter to you?
I report to someone younger than me and I find it very awkward indeed. But then I work at a kibbutz and also an orgy palace.
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Damn, some people get no breaks!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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as long as it's not one of those super-energizer-bunnie types. managers (any age) with too much energy are never good - particularly when most of that energy flows out of their mouth.
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Yes, and not an issue really as they did their job well.
- I'm the oldest coder in the office at 36.
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Jacquers wrote: I'm the oldest coder in the office at 36. My career as a programmer is your age.
Software Zen: delete this;
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