Posted by 2sense on April 11, 2002, at 7:02:53
In reply to Re: I've been scared into quitting! » 2sense, posted by JohnX2 on April 11, 2002, at 0:37:05
> > John
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> > I didn't think it possible, and my apologies to other posters I have not yet read (I have been reading for two (2) years but just started posting recently) -- but I have finally found someone who researches thoroughly, exhaustively, and without question intellectually "facts" put in evidence.
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> I'm sure if you look around you will find many other posters who achieve the above criteria.
> But thanks for the kind words.
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> Regards,
> John
John --I have already found this to be true (i.e., other posters who researched thoroughly, exhaustively, and question intellectually "facts" put in evidence [my husband is a Matlock watcher :-)]. In fact it is really cool (comforting and empowering to know that you all are there, to meet and interact with and bounce ideas off such a really smart group of people. In the past I just search and read on stuff that I or someone else had asked me -- I am seeing the board differently participating "interactively" so to speak.
Sue
PS I will risk it. When I worked at LLNL I finished my first assignment the first day I was there. My boss was talking to someone else, and when I let her know -- she gave me this cold stare and said, "That was supposed to keep you busy for the next month." The other co-worker said, "What are you trying to do make us look bad?" As I worked there and got to know people I found some were fast, slow, whatever at grasping concepts, etc. A good friend and future boss told me, "Sue it isn't that they are slow, it is that you are fast." I do not take complements easily given my up bringing, so even considering this, as a possibility was difficult. It helped me see and work with people from a different perspective. As I had taught computer engineering for 5 years prior, it was my job to see if someone was lagging and why and if I could help them grasp concepts or see if external (i.e., personal life reasons) events were impacting their work. Once at the lab, this was not my job, though it was still valuable to know if I was able to do so without intruding on someone's privacy and/or boundaries. That truly is my 2sense.
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