Comments on: seen those new hammer drills? https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/ tough guy poetry and manly stories of loneliness Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Rolston https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13798 Rolston Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:40:57 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13798 That was a great article. The point about managers learning to not speak directly and not be fully behind an idea because they have no control of wether it gets axed or reconfigured really stands out as the difference between the two worlds for me. If there's one thing irritating about corporate life is that people can't come clean. On a construction site you often get the opposite, people who've never learned any diplomacy or self restraint spouting off before they fully understand the whole situation. Coming into corporate meetings I've realized to some degree it's nice that people understand the other person doesn't want to hear, "That idea is stupid," but it takes a while to remember I have to decode the praise that may just be criticism. That was a great article. The point about managers learning to not speak directly and not be fully behind an idea because they have no control of wether it gets axed or reconfigured really stands out as the difference between the two worlds for me. If there’s one thing irritating about corporate life is that people can’t come clean. On a construction site you often get the opposite, people who’ve never learned any diplomacy or self restraint spouting off before they fully understand the whole situation. Coming into corporate meetings I’ve realized to some degree it’s nice that people understand the other person doesn’t want to hear, “That idea is stupid,” but it takes a while to remember I have to decode the praise that may just be criticism.

]]> By: don lawn https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13797 don lawn Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:14:23 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13797 wearing an occasional tie or carrying a briefcase to do a move or paint a playhouse is as close as i can get. drives my wife to exhaustion sometimes, but i'm not qualified for that kind of work. what can i do? she married a blue collar tie wearer. wearing an occasional tie or carrying a briefcase to do a move or paint a playhouse is as close as i can get.

drives my wife to exhaustion sometimes, but i’m not qualified for that kind of work. what can i do? she married a blue collar tie wearer.

]]> By: don lawn https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13796 don lawn Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:09:49 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13796 i enjoy the stability of working in an office as a fantasy. i enjoy the stability of working in an office as a fantasy.

]]> By: n.d.p. https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13795 n.d.p. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:07 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13795 I enjoy the stability of working in an office. From the other kinds of work that I've done, it seems that each workplace has it's own jargon and "escape" from the hell of whatever work seems it's opposite. That said, you might enjoy this article...http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?scp=2&sq=honda%20motorcycle%20masters%20degree&st=cse I enjoy the stability of working in an office. From the other kinds of work that I’ve done, it seems that each workplace has it’s own jargon and “escape” from the hell of whatever work seems it’s opposite. That said, you might enjoy this article…http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?scp=2&sq=honda%20motorcycle%20masters%20degree&st=cse

]]> By: Rolston https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13794 Rolston Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:21:50 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13794 That was a half hour meeting's catchwords condensed into two sentences! I saw Office Space for the first time about a month ago. I'd never bothered with it because it didn't seem to have anything to do with my world, but so many people talk about it, I finally watched it. I was shocked to see it's message was basically, "Go work construction". In the end it was a movie that validated my life choice. So when I hate getting up and going to work and all the crap working with your hands involves, I can think about OS and push on. That was a half hour meeting’s catchwords condensed into two sentences! I saw Office Space for the first time about a month ago. I’d never bothered with it because it didn’t seem to have anything to do with my world, but so many people talk about it, I finally watched it. I was shocked to see it’s message was basically, “Go work construction”. In the end it was a movie that validated my life choice. So when I hate getting up and going to work and all the crap working with your hands involves, I can think about OS and push on.

]]> By: Lyle_s https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13793 Lyle_s Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:06:47 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13793 Yeah but that sounds like some straight up bullshit. Sounds like all meetings and no actual work product. TPS report is from Office Space movie. I found that movie to be very funny. You may find it fascinating. Yeah but that sounds like some straight up bullshit. Sounds like all meetings and no actual work product.

TPS report is from Office Space movie. I found that movie to be very funny. You may find it fascinating.

]]> By: Rolston https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13792 Rolston Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:23:01 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13792 What's a TPS report? I don't laugh too much, every industry has that kind of talk. More fascinated. What’s a TPS report? I don’t laugh too much, every industry has that kind of talk. More fascinated.

]]> By: Lyle_S https://myrobotispregnant.com/2009/08/12/2807/comment-page-1/#comment-13789 Lyle_S Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:52:12 +0000 http://myrobotispregnant.com/?p=2807#comment-13789 Did you make it through the meeting without laughing? Sounds like all they were missing is TPS reports. Did you make it through the meeting without laughing? Sounds like all they were missing is TPS reports.

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