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Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by pavelludiq »

tungstenfurnace wrote: post #31
pavelludiq wrote: post #12

And lets not forget the physical and psychical terror from your colleagues. And the depression, apathy, and disgust with life. It was fun sometimes but between 7 and 15 years of age, i was pretty miserable in school, and i was bored because i knew everything and didn't find any challenges. But from the bright side i can now live my life with out fear of oppression because i know it and know that you shouldn't be afra…

Yup. Bullying is one of the worst features of the abysmal society which exists inside schools. Plus the piece doesn't go very far in describing the micromanagement (that would give away the punchline). What kind of boss tries to control what you eat and what clothes you wear? Who demands you raise your hand before you can go to the toilet? More fundamentally, the job wasn't chosen and there was no interview. In other…

I'm not entirely against school, when i was 14 i changed schools and in my new class there were mostly girls and a few nerds(you get to be there after two exams) so it was pretty good. I actually enjoined and was exited. I started learning literature, philosophy, history and was pretty good at that and it was fun(i sort of did the "philosophical poetic teen who wears only black" thing for a while) Well after i got in to programing it got really boring, so thats my problem now, if i want to go to college i have to study chemistry,biology, and a lot of other stuff which i might be interested in, but are not anywhere near my favorite disciplines. So i would describe it more like a waste of time after you get near enough to graduation. And i do think kids should be forced in schools, they just have to have some choice and control after a certain age.For me it was 14, but that differs so its impossible to please everybody.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by rms »

gaika wrote: post #40
rms wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is much, much easier to vote something up that says a simple profound truth than anything complicated for many different reasons. It is bad when easy to vote things dominate the homepage.

Ironic, aren't you the one who posted a flash game the other day and it made to #1?

;) I can only work within the system...

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by edw519 »

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #36
edw519 wrote: post #19

That's nothing. Look at the job I took: lifetime exclusive contract, you can't work anywhere else, not even moonlighting $0 salary and no equity (you’re supposed to be compensated in satisfaction) no benefits other than being told that "everything here is a benefit" no possibility of promotion or raise, ever no job description: just do what you’re told no office of your own, in fact, nothing of your own, ever again a…

while amusing, I think that in this culture "marriage" has become synonymous with "bad marriage" as evinced by the attitude of this post and the portrayal of marriage in the media. Specifically, I think that too many marriages (and relationships in general) involve a dominant/submissive relationship rather than one based on equality. I think the media promotes this idea that either you are in charge or they are with…

Oh lighten up. It's a joke for crying out loud.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by edw519 »

gruseom wrote: post #38
edw519 wrote: post #19

That's nothing. Look at the job I took: lifetime exclusive contract, you can't work anywhere else, not even moonlighting $0 salary and no equity (you’re supposed to be compensated in satisfaction) no benefits other than being told that "everything here is a benefit" no possibility of promotion or raise, ever no job description: just do what you’re told no office of your own, in fact, nothing of your own, ever again a…

I don't get the humor in that. I mean, I see the obvious shell of what's supposed to be funny; but to me there's no actual funniness in it, just a profound absence of mutual respect.

Just a parody of a parody (that probably should have never been voted so high anyway). Sorry you didn't find it funny.

I got so tired of "why did this get voted up?" So I just did something a little different, that's all.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by edw519 »

xlnt wrote: post #23
edw519 wrote: post #19

That's nothing. Look at the job I took: lifetime exclusive contract, you can't work anywhere else, not even moonlighting $0 salary and no equity (you’re supposed to be compensated in satisfaction) no benefits other than being told that "everything here is a benefit" no possibility of promotion or raise, ever no job description: just do what you’re told no office of your own, in fact, nothing of your own, ever again a…

the fact that marriages suck doesn't make school better ;p

Single, right?

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by tenk »

edw519 wrote: post #46
xlnt wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the fact that marriages suck doesn't make school better ;p

Single, right?

You say marriage sucks, and people assume you're single. You say school sucks, and nobody assumes anything. Hmm.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by xlnt »

edw519 wrote: post #46
xlnt wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the fact that marriages suck doesn't make school better ;p

Single, right?

Your initial assumption that someone who disagrees with you is probably doing so for irrational or biased reasons is meaningful.

I have in fact thought about these issues. It certainly is possible that I've made a mistake. It's also possible the mistake has something to do with bias. On the other hand, it's also possible you have made a mistake. You are married. Why shouldn't we assume you are biased?

It's striking that you admit marriage has many unpleasant parts, but find it strange that someone would question its value for legitimate reasons.

Anyway, it's a large subject and I'm busy atm, but if you are genuinely interested then email me curi@curi.us and I'll get back to you.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by edw519 »

xlnt wrote: post #48
edw519 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Single, right?

Your initial assumption that someone who disagrees with you is probably doing so for irrational or biased reasons is meaningful. I have in fact thought about these issues. It certainly is possible that I've made a mistake. It's also possible the mistake has something to do with bias. On the other hand, it's also possible you have made a mistake. You are married. Why shouldn't we assume you are biased? It's striking t…

My longer post and my short response to you were both jokes. That's all. Please don't read too much into them; they were certainly not meant to hurt anyone or state an opinion on anything.

Since the OP was lighthearted, I just went with the flow and had a little fun. After all, hn is also my little break from moving bits and bytes around all day long. Sorry if I confused anyone.

xlnt, thanks for the email address. May I suggest you put it on your profile, too. I've noticed that you're posting lots of comments these days, some controversial, some not so much. I'm sure I'll want to engage you offline sometime and I imagine others may want to also. Looking forward to it.

Re: Would you work with micromanaging boss, no salary, and all your work thrown away?

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Post by xlnt »

edw519 wrote: post #49
xlnt wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your initial assumption that someone who disagrees with you is probably doing so for irrational or biased reasons is meaningful. I have in fact thought about these issues. It certainly is possible that I've made a mistake. It's also possible the mistake has something to do with bias. On the other hand, it's also possible you have made a mistake. You are married. Why shouldn't we assume you are biased? It's striking t…

My longer post and my short response to you were both jokes. That's all. Please don't read too much into them; they were certainly not meant to hurt anyone or state an opinion on anything . Since the OP was lighthearted, I just went with the flow and had a little fun. After all, hn is also my little break from moving bits and bytes around all day long. Sorry if I confused anyone. xlnt, thanks for the email address. M…

I didn't realize the second one was a joke. I knew the first one was a joke, but I thought it had some truth in it anyway.
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