fundpc (4/16/2013)
We've become drones to the Internet where Facebook and other such sites allow us to record for posterity our every useless thought and moment.Networking is an important thing we used to do in person, where we learned to read body language as well as verbal inflection. Sterile words on a page are so damning. I’ve seen more emails cause more fights mostly because most people are not Ernest Hemingway. “I got your misinterpretation right here….”
I say it’s a sad commentary that we now are expected to “post” so that lazy HR types can scan our private thoughts for juicy tidbits they can use against us. My wife had a friend who interviewed for an IT position recently where the HR person demanded she give up her Facebook login. REALLY….
I like to use my colleagues for help when I struggle. TechNet and official resources backed by the makers of the products are much more reliable than asking somebodies “opinion” about how I should be doing something. How do I know that other person even knows what they’re talking about?
You know what they say about opinions, they’re like a...... (interpret the rest)
I once got blasted for saying "I believe that the defect is fixed in the current release in UAT..." because "I believe" was not a fact. In reality until is has gone through regression testing by the test team then it is not a fact otherwise what would be the point of the Test Team. Sometimes it is not the English but the attitude of a recipient. Ho hum.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!