tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post8284007973351904657..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-51224021993751398262007-11-22T20:47:00.000-06:002007-11-22T20:47:00.000-06:00This is truly tragic.This is truly tragic.DAMNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850282035481423967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-13038158270741498222007-11-20T17:04:00.000-06:002007-11-20T17:04:00.000-06:00I always hated competition when I was a tepid slud...I always hated competition when I was a tepid sludge of a Junior Socialist, so this is pandering to the egos of a child too.<BR/>Dan - Those hires, I have hired them too and I think the way around it is you have HR just give them some nonsensical "Gold-Star" award on a big shiny piece of paper at a potluck lunch, with cake? That's how we handled it anyhow.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-80126614398391427232007-11-20T14:24:00.000-06:002007-11-20T14:24:00.000-06:00Lowest common denominator. Reduce everything to t...Lowest common denominator. Reduce everything to the same featureless sludge. No thanks.<BR/><BR/>Competition is what made America great. This sort of nonsense is helping drag her down.The Atavisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529157597486952484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-60257646397573289352007-11-20T11:50:00.000-06:002007-11-20T11:50:00.000-06:00Horseshit it is. Since when did excellence become...Horseshit it is. Since when did excellence become offensive? People have just got to learn to suck it up a little.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-79399723006252031182007-11-20T11:23:00.000-06:002007-11-20T11:23:00.000-06:00Who is John Galt? AWho is John Galt? AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1909129133035252772007-11-20T11:01:00.000-06:002007-11-20T11:01:00.000-06:00What a load of horse shit.Just can't improve on th...<I>What a load of horse shit.</I><BR/><BR/>Just can't improve on that observation. Period, full stop.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-9788228074898690212007-11-20T09:51:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:51:00.000-06:00I truly appreciate you not intimidating me with yo...I truly appreciate you not intimidating me with your brilliance, LaP. I often feel inadequate in your prescence. <BR/><BR/>I feel much better now that you've dumbed things down for the rest of us. Of course, it's not nearly as entertaining...but that's the price we must pay, I suppose. <BR/>Hawk, Spit!<BR/>And people wonder WHY we cannot compete in a global market place!<BR/>Our engineers cannot construct coherent sentences and our writers do not know how to balance their checkbooks. But everyone's self esteem is healthy, you bet your sweet ass on that!HollyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644166795449256850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-73579390465968973312007-11-20T09:50:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:50:00.000-06:00I am a manager at a technology firm and hire the p...I am a manager at a technology firm and hire the products of this sort of educational system. One of the things I have noticed is a fairly high expectation among these new hires that they will be rewarded with recognition, bonuses, large pay raises and promotions for simply showing up on time and doing their job.<BR/><BR/>It seems as if we have nurtured a generation of people who are offended by the notion that hard work, dedication, and talent reaps more reward than simply gracing the workplace with their presence.<BR/><BR/>It is too bad that Lin didn't get the reward she seems to have earned. I think that once rewards are separated from achievement this sort of inequity inevitably takes place. This is the "unintended consequence" of a world that discourages competion. It is a world in which reward is arbitrary, inequitable, and based on things like gender, ethnicity or personality rather than contribution and acheivement.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154412590183030746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-23768136619544752152007-11-20T09:44:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:44:00.000-06:00grrrr---this still pisses me off!Thanks for the sh...grrrr---this still pisses me off!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the shout!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-31945279801595010742007-11-20T08:22:00.000-06:002007-11-20T08:22:00.000-06:00Does this mean that all the kids can claim they we...Does this mean that all the kids can claim they were first in their class on college applications? That means lots of extra money and scolorships.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-66192675188732313072007-11-20T04:51:00.000-06:002007-11-20T04:51:00.000-06:00Yes we don't want to hurt the little darlings self...Yes we don't want to hurt the little darlings self worth. Geez. . I worked in an office where a bunch of us worked on this HUGE project that got national recognition. . .it was hours and hours and hours of mostly unpaid extra time and lunch hours and missed leave. But it went well enough we passed an audit over the changes and everyone at the higher levels was very pleased.<BR/><BR/>We heard that our "employer" had freed up some money for office awards. We figured we'd get SOMETHING.<BR/><BR/>Do you know who got a large cash award? The secretary - for putting up the artificial Christmas tree in the break room. The manager explained she "never gets awards" (maybe because she spent all frikken day on her cell phone).<BR/><BR/>We got NOTHING. Not even an atta boy. . and the work was NOT part of our normal job description.<BR/><BR/>I never volunteered to work on another special project I can tell you that and the first offer I had from another firm with a manager who know how to manage. . I was GONE, as were 75% of the rest of the team.LBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795791180696109276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-22186180397792855572007-11-20T04:07:00.000-06:002007-11-20T04:07:00.000-06:00yer darned tootin'! All those speeches would take...yer darned tootin'! All those speeches would take an eternity.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-72625841706796283582007-11-20T00:11:00.000-06:002007-11-20T00:11:00.000-06:00Hey, it sucks, but at least they didn't make every...Hey, it sucks, but at least they didn't make everyone valedictorian, like when they give every member of every sports team a trophy!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.com