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That's life!
Thank You!
That's life!
Not in this part of southern California.
Agreed, and compared to the rest of your life, it doesn't last long.Yeah, but NOT getting old isn't necessarily the best option.
In the social circles that I mix in there are lots of young people, as well as many others from every generation. At a dance about a week ago, a young lady grabbed my hand: "Dance?" She asked, well told more than asked, so there I was, a few weeks short of seventy, dancing with a young lady of about twenty five. At the other end of the spectrum there's a guy who goes to these events who is still very energetic on the dance floor, and he's 93.The realization that I'm a visitor in a world composed mostly of young people with attitudes, places, & technologies beyond my complete understanding.
I think there is definitely a "generation gap" issue at work here. Many of us here are old enough to have lived in an era before color television sets became ubiquitous, let alone VCRs, the Internet, cable/satellite TV, cell phones, DVD/Blu-Ray players, a multitude of electronic devices, and so on, so we're able to perceive such devices as mostly unnecessary. But if we'd been born within the last 15-20 years, we'd probably be right in the thick of it shoulder-to-shoulder with the Instant Gratification generation....I have a cell-phone because it’s convenient when I need to get a hold of someone
or making an appointment when I’m not at home.
But the majority of the apps with very few exceptions are simply boring.
Probably if I was a kid it would be a different story.
Amen to that. About five years before my last place of employment closed it's doors, the company was taken over by a large foreign corporation. Not long after the takeover the new owners sent a few representatives to familiarize themselves with the facility and the people who worked there. I made the mistake of giving them my honest opinions when asked so, when the time came for them to close the doors and relocate the employees to their other facilities in the area, they didn't work too hard to find a place for me.This revelation actually cost me a career (or two): NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE MAY TELL YOU, no one at work EVER wants to hear the truth about something if it rocks the boat. Young folks take note! Take your cue from The Godfather, and "never tell anyone outside of the family what you're really thinking."
That is one of the reasons that you have never seen me tweet, or put something up on Facebook. There was a very disturbing report recently that not only do banks, mortgage lenders and credit card companies keep a daily watch on what you spend, how often you spend and where you spend it, but now they trawl through any social media remarks that you have made, creating a profile on you that they can use, or more sinisterly, sell on.Take your cue from The Godfather, and "never tell anyone outside of the family what you're really thinking."
As a long-time Fedora Lounge member, my love of the Golden Era and respect for many traditional values and technologies are well documented - and if someone doesn't want a smart phone, I certainly see nothing wrong with that - but for me, the smart phone is simply a combined telephone and computer with internet access. So I can do things that seem reasonable to me when I'm out like checking the weather, using the map feature to find places, using the transit apps to identify the best subway and schedules, locating a store or service I might need, checking my work email (like it or not, there are different expectations in different businesses and mine expects fairly constant monitoring of email during business hours), reading a book on it when riding on the subway (don't have to carry a separate book), making notes of ideas or things that come up, and, of course, using it as a phone.
If these things aren't important to you, I completely understand that, but none of these uses and conveniences seem crazy to me. The smartphone might be one part of a technology revolution that has battered many businesses (it basically destroyed mine to the point that I had to re-invent my career) and ways of life, but since the smart phone isn't the cause and the digital genie ain't going back in the bottle, I see it as just a handy tool to make by day to day easier. I try very hard to use it in a respectful manner - not talking loudly in public places (especially when inside), not walking into people or being unaware of my surrounding when using it - and have come to really love having its access to information and reduced need to carry books, etc. More than the computer, it is the one device that continues to amaze me with its always expanding capabilities - especially considering its small size and portability.
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Sometimes people truly believe themselves when they say they wish to hear what others in the organization think, however uncomfortable those thoughts might be. But I've rarely known it to be actually so.
Recently I've crossed paths with a person who professes a dislike for "yes men." But if anything in this person's character stands out, it's the need for affirmation.
So yeah, the lady doth protest too much.
Sound judgment, that!Whenever I hear someone say "my office has an open door policy," I do everything I can to avoid that office.
No need to be apologetic, I would probably use the facilities more, if I could learn how. Previously gizmos and toys came with an instruction booklet, or sometimes a pamphlet, my Apple phone had a slip of paper that said, and I kid you not: "THE INSTRUCTIONS, (IF YOU NEED THEM.) It went on to give you a website, so if you are not online that's you screwed, but it was the, if you need them, that got to me. The world and his dog can do it, so join in dumbass.As a long-time Fedora Lounge member, my love of the Golden Era and respect for many traditional values and technologies are well documented - and if someone doesn't want a smart phone, I certainly see nothing wrong with that.
I've had many bosses over the years and, with one exception, there is an inverse relationship between those who say they want to hear "your honest opinion," "opposing views," or that they want "you to challenge me," etc. and those who truly do. Again, with one exception, the ones who told me to be honest, only wanted to hear their own opinions or the company line echoed back to them. I have had a few bosses who really wanted the unvarnished truth, but they never made a big show of it and they would also be direct and say things like, "yup, great idea, but I'll be shot if I bring it up at the Board Meeting," or "yes, that makes sense, work up a plan and let's go forward that way," and, then, they'd give you the credit when / if it worked. Unfortunately, the later has been the rare boss, the former, quite common.
The one thing I've found that bosses hate worse than being told the truth is not delivering the goods. To that end, I've found it much more useful to be honest and upfront. If I tell the boss something can't be done, I might get chewed out. But if I tell them it can, when I know it can't, I'll get fired.