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On 06/08/2012 7:35 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I have worked several ghosters (two shifts of 12 hours)...
> Hate when that happens.
Nah! I have dined out on that tale for years.
And it was an experience. :-D
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Regards
Stephen
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On 06/08/2012 7:33 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
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> I think people's principles evolve and change over time.
>
That is true but when I weigh up cash in one hand and perceived
principles on the other. I find that multi nationals are a way of life.
And what would the world be like with out oil? No PovRay for one thing.
>> Most people I meet don't like working. They do it like your friend, to
>> put bread on the table.
>
> I think overall it's about 50/50 for me - in terms of the people I meet.
>
When I worked in factories and the like. It was more 95/5. But in my
present job the most of the people I meet are very enthusiastic about
their work. But then they have got on and are successful.
> It's a very fortunate thing indeed to take something you love doing and
> to be able to make a career out of it.
>
>
It is indeed.
When I tell people that my hobby is 3D computer graphics they cannot
understand that I can spend all day at a computer and hours at night.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:27:27 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 06/08/2012 7:35 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I have worked several ghosters (two shifts of 12 hours)...
>
>> Hate when that happens.
>
> Nah! I have dined out on that tale for years.
Well, at least something good came from it. :)
> And it was an experience. :-D
That could be said about anything that happens to you, though. ;)
Jim
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On 07/08/2012 9:36 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:27:27 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 06/08/2012 7:35 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> I have worked several ghosters (two shifts of 12 hours)...
>>
>>> Hate when that happens.
>>
>> Nah! I have dined out on that tale for years.
>
> Well, at least something good came from it. :)
Yes indeed. :-)
>
>> And it was an experience. :-D
>
> That could be said about anything that happens to you, though. ;)
>
Well it has not been a humdrum life, so far. And to think that I wanted
to be a school teacher.
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Regards
Stephen
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:35:51 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 06/08/2012 7:33 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>
>
>> I think people's principles evolve and change over time.
>>
>>
> That is true but when I weigh up cash in one hand and perceived
> principles on the other. I find that multi nationals are a way of life.
> And what would the world be like with out oil? No PovRay for one thing.
Sure, and sometimes principles can be compromised for "the right price".
At least some people see it that way. Not having had to confront the
idea of working for a company that I had a moral or ethical issue with,
I've not been tested in that way personally.
>>> Most people I meet don't like working. They do it like your friend, to
>>> put bread on the table.
>>
>> I think overall it's about 50/50 for me - in terms of the people I
>> meet.
>>
>>
> When I worked in factories and the like. It was more 95/5. But in my
> present job the most of the people I meet are very enthusiastic about
> their work. But then they have got on and are successful.
Yeah, I count that in my 50/50, but I've only worked in one manufacturing
plant. And to an extent, I envied my coworkers who were 'lifers' on the
assembly lines, because they /never/ took their work home.
There's a certain appeal to that. I've always worked jobs where I've
taken work home - sometimes because it needed to be done on a tight
deadline, and sometimes just because it was interesting and I wasn't
ready to stop working on it for the day.
>> It's a very fortunate thing indeed to take something you love doing and
>> to be able to make a career out of it.
>>
>>
> It is indeed.
> When I tell people that my hobby is 3D computer graphics they cannot
> understand that I can spend all day at a computer and hours at night.
I get the same thing as well.
Jim
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On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:39:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> And it was an experience. :-D
>>
>> That could be said about anything that happens to you, though. ;)
>>
>>
> Well it has not been a humdrum life, so far. And to think that I wanted
> to be a school teacher.
I'll bet you'd have done well at that as well.
Jim
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On 07/08/2012 10:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:39:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> And it was an experience. :-D
>>>
>>> That could be said about anything that happens to you, though. ;)
>>>
>>>
Not all of them good, though. :-(
>> Well it has not been a humdrum life, so far. And to think that I wanted
>> to be a school teacher.
>
> I'll bet you'd have done well at that as well.
>
I doubt it. Can you imagine the reaction to a teacher with his hair down
to his arse?
Just a minute man. I'll get to the second derivative when I finish this
joint.
Treating children as if their opinions mattered?
Punching someone's lights out because they pulled a knife on you?
Listening to the staffroom bores?
Nah! I'm glad that I came to terms with my dyslexia and found that my
hands were better on the tools than round the neck of an over privileged
twerp whose daddy could afford to buy him a car when he turned
seventeen. Or a hard nut whose only aim in life was to get a rep.
But then I was young and knew nothing.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 07/08/2012 10:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> When I tell people that my hobby is 3D computer graphics they cannot
>> >understand that I can spend all day at a computer and hours at night.
> I get the same thing as well.
I bet we all do. :-)
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:45:43 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 07/08/2012 10:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:39:49 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>> And it was an experience. :-D
>>>>
>>>> That could be said about anything that happens to you, though. ;)
>>>>
> Not all of them good, though. :-(
Sadly, that's true. Then again, having the variety gives appreciation
for the good experiences.
>>> Well it has not been a humdrum life, so far. And to think that I
>>> wanted to be a school teacher.
>>
>> I'll bet you'd have done well at that as well.
>
> I doubt it. Can you imagine the reaction to a teacher with his hair down
> to his arse?
University prof at MIT? ;)
> Just a minute man. I'll get to the second derivative when I finish this
> joint.
University prof at UC Berkeley, then? ;)
> Treating children as if their opinions mattered?
Oooh, that'd be a nonstarter in Texas.
> Punching someone's lights out because they pulled a knife on you?
Daily occurrence in some inner city schools, possibly.
> Listening to the staffroom bores?
I can't imagine doing that, OK, one out of 'n' (can't be bothered to
count). ;)
> Nah! I'm glad that I came to terms with my dyslexia and found that my
> hands were better on the tools than round the neck of an over privileged
> twerp whose daddy could afford to buy him a car when he turned
> seventeen. Or a hard nut whose only aim in life was to get a rep.
You might've gotten one of those entitled twerps to realise that they
could actually make a positive contribution to the world. Even if it
required punching them out. ;)
But that said, it is good to know what one is suited for. Not everyone
gets that opportunity.
> But then I was young and knew nothing.
As did we all. Then we grew up, and the more mature we got, the less we
found we knew.
Jim
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On 04/08/2012 02:44 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> OK, so nothing focuses the mind on job hunting quite like imminent
> unemployment. (!)
Perhaps I should try this?
http://www.xkcd.com/1094/
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