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"So in various year end meetings I became very vocal that I would never do a year like that again. "
Reminds me of an incident I have related to you...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 20, 2023 at 5:53 pm
Steve, I'm an old cuss and don't generally buy into the current thing of all the 'mental health' issue regarding working a career. Being an old farm boy from the...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 20, 2023 at 3:10 pm
I was thinking about this generally over the weekend. Confidence is great ... over-confidence is not. If you're so confident that you don't test something or you don't listen...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 10, 2023 at 9:06 pm
"A confident person often convinces others that they're right, by sheer force of will."
Rod, I think this is critical. We have to be confident, but also open to listening and...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 8, 2023 at 4:43 pm
And I've known some overly confident to the damage to themselves and others.
I recall one job interview years ago in which I was asked if I knew Fortran. My honest...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 7, 2023 at 2:35 pm
I never really went to conferences while working, but over the years had both regular and rare social situations with co-workers. The most pleasant ones were when we just...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
October 5, 2023 at 12:34 am
Probably the most critical dealing with 'disaster' was in a position I held as IT manager for a food distribution company starting in 1974 where we started up a brand...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 30, 2023 at 2:52 pm
Jeff, thanks for the best laugh in quite a while. Love it. Been there done that.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 23, 2023 at 8:41 pm
Heh... totally agreed. It matches one of the mantra's that I carry in my signature line below...
"Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not."
And I'll add a couple...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 23, 2023 at 7:48 pm
If you want to have a life, find a new career outside of IT. Find a role that uses the technology skills you have in a privately held company...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 23, 2023 at 3:22 pm
I don't mind changes to software etc. that actually improve the product, but so many changes these days seem to occur just to give the developers something to do. ...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 23, 2023 at 3:01 pm
Grant, thank you for the gentle reminder, but I fear that my response is not what I would have hoped and expected of myself. I have become acutely aware the...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 23, 2023 at 2:02 pm
My 'comute to work' is down to about 25 feet to the coffee pot. My wife and I have put in 44 years together next month, (both had to back...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 11, 2023 at 8:13 pm
First, I'll turn on the radio to NPR news (I hate political\entertainment talk radio and morning rock DJs shows). If there isn't a good feature on, then I'll switch...
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
September 11, 2023 at 1:45 pm
If I ever get hit by one of these things I'm going to become very wealthy suing for liability and negligence.
Rick
If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'
August 23, 2023 at 3:51 pm
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