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I agree with everything above but have to air one pet peeve about my current environment.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote: to put this in context with the 100 other projects I'm also involved in That's great, I want to make sure the solution I'm proposing plays nice with those 100+ other projects too. When the reason I need to use a particular vendor, technology, or widget is "to better align with our other strategies" without any sort of context then I'm left just as clueless as I was before. Give me something to work off of so I don't waste my time and yours in the future. Don't need all the details but some sort of high level idea would be nice.
Yes, it's a communication and a culture problem.
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Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Thats a bit harsh, the best most upto date programmer engineer I work for was born in the 60's. He was so upto date as he had been at the coal face since day one.
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Vunic wrote:
Quick solution:
Retire.
But I've still got plenty of tread left on the current ones.
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Hey man, there's a horde of teenager brilliant developers asking for your retirement.
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Are they the same teenagers that populate Q&A?
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Are the teenagers of his team which also populate Q&A.
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Definitely, I'm honking at the trucks going ahead of me blocking the way. And I see the Ferraries gradually appearing on my side mirrors. That's a good thing. Keeps me searching for the next gear.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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...to all you young' uns about who it was that built the computers you now earn your living off....
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Yeah, that I can't wait until he realizes living live through text is a problem... not the solution.
Jeremy Falcon
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To summarize all previous replies:
If you don't see sarcasm in this post - retire.
P.S.
I was born somewhere in 60s. In addition, I hate smartphones Actually, I hate all mobile devices. Vunic, please add this to your list.
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I am sure you never went past channel 12 on your TV.
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I'm 39 and I agree with you man. We lost something... mainly how to communicate. A text message based life is one devoid of real human interaction. May as well be robots with no love in life ya know.
Jeremy Falcon
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Well, at least, if we want to write some text, we use Notepad and don't upload video to Youtube like new generation youngsters.
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As unlikely as it seems that anyone who grew up without a Facebook account could possibly be able to program a computer; should you ever get stuck on anything, just send a post card to your local retirement village marked "PLZ SEND CODEZ" and you might be surprised at the results.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Vunic wrote: 1.You are born somewhere between the 60s-70s
That should hit a good part of the Lounge regulars, so you are exposing yourself a lot here !
If I had to pick it up seriously, board and voice are my favorite tools. I hate the internal facebook and chat system, I get things solved more quickly when talking to people. I only spend 50% of my time at my desk, the rest I am at people's place to talk to them. ( Of course, I take care not to interrupt them if they are in the middle of something else ).
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Rage wrote: hat should hit a good part of the Lounge regulars, so you are exposing yourself a lot here !
You got it. I set the trap. Now just watching how many dinosaurs come out of the cave and Roooaaar!
But I do believe, what we have here are smart ones.So age wouldn't matter. The ones I have at work are more of a marketing folks running the company. It's a real plain to explain them things -The same things several dozen times.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Considering the fact that you have been a member since 2003, you can't be to far away from becoming a dinosaur yourself.
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Vunic wrote: Quick solution:
Retire.
Quicker solution:
Get rid of the non-team player.
This may come as a surprise to you, but most higher-level management have more on their plates than your project. They cannot be expected to remember the intimate details of everything that goes on in the company; that's why they have lower-level management (project leaders, team leaders, etc.).
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Sorry, could you say that again son? Didn't quite get your meaning. Maybe you could draw me a picture?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Me, all the time
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I tire every night, and now you want me to re-tire?
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Older people are awesome. They communicate better. Don't be afraid to chat. They're not crazy for it. Text is impersonal. List goes on.
Jeremy Falcon
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