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OK, I'll admit. Sometimes showing off to set expectations of me through the moon backfires.
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Manager: I have an urgent assignment: You need to pass this certification exam today to be able to take some training in August.
NH: OK. Send me the links.
So, I took the 3.5-hour training course, got bored halfway through, and jumped straight to the one-hour exam. Raced through it in about 12 minutes and got a 93% (65% is passing).
Sent the results to my manager.
"Great."
So yeah, she just expected it. Didn't even lift an eyebrow. And that's the level I've set for myself. *SIGH*
EDIT: And yes, the "no personal items" rules for the exam were pretty strict...
Hey, maybe your company could create a social media platform that would focus on allowing people to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances all over the world in direct competition to Facebook?
At least then, we could hope for some level of competence among their staff...
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OK, I'll admit. Sometimes showing off to set expectations of me through the moon backfires.
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Manager: I have an urgent assignment: You need to pass this certification exam today to be able to take some training in August.
NH: OK. Send me the links.So, I took the 3.5-hour training course, got bored halfway through, and jumped straight to the one-hour exam. Raced through it in about 12 minutes and got a 93% (65% is passing).
Sent the results to my manager.
"Great."So yeah, she just expected it. Didn't even lift an eyebrow. And that's the level I've set for myself. *SIGH*
EDIT: And yes, the "no personal items" rules for the exam were pretty strict...
Well, you could have been hiding cheat sheets under your clothes...
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Hey, maybe your company could create a social media platform that would focus on allowing people to keep in touch with friends and acquaintances all over the world in direct competition to Facebook?
At least then, we could hope for some level of competence among their staff...
My company's founder's favorite saying is, "If you're copying the competition, you've already lost."
It's made for some really innovative decisions, and some really, really, REALLY stupid ones. But it definitely means we're not going to try to build a social media platform.
What if you built one out of boards. That would be new. Just don’t build it in a tree. That has been done before.
OK. Some people love male cats for this. I am not one of those people.
Lenore: Panics even though she's outside in the catio. Insists on being brought in. Sprints to hide in WhimseyShire.
Morrigan: Gets carried inside. Sprints to hide in WhimseyShire.
Meatball: Wanders inside on his own, wondering what's going on. Harasses the new person for pets. Attacks the broom because it's in his territory. Attacks the vacuum cleaner because it's in his territory. Flops over and demands more pets.
So it's pretty much, "Attack anything you don't understand, then demand belly rubs for your good job."
I know many, many people who would admire that approach to life.
... something-something about male cats... belly rubs...
He likes belly rubs?! And not in "watch my belly, but do not touch!" way?!
... something-something about male cats... belly rubs...He likes belly rubs?! And not in "watch my belly, but do not touch!" way?!
OMG. Most of the time a cat's belly is like a Venus fly trap -- they roll over, expose it, and if you put your hand on it your hand is now their favorite chew toy.
But nope, Meatball is happy to have his belly rubbed without the biting.
... something-something about male cats... belly rubs...He likes belly rubs?! And not in "watch my belly, but do not touch!" way?!OMG. Most of the time a cat's belly is like a Venus fly trap -- they roll over, expose it, and if you put your hand on it your hand is now their favorite chew toy.
But nope, Meatball is happy to have his belly rubbed without the biting.
Damn the extra $250 visa costs they introduced recently!
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Damn the extra $250 visa costs they introduced recently!... something-something about male cats... belly rubs...He likes belly rubs?! And not in "watch my belly, but do not touch!" way?!OMG. Most of the time a cat's belly is like a Venus fly trap -- they roll over, expose it, and if you put your hand on it your hand is now their favorite chew toy.
But nope, Meatball is happy to have his belly rubbed without the biting.
I'm not even going to spoiler this: If you are not a U.S. citizen, do not visit the United States right now. It is indeed that bad.
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I'm not even going to spoiler this: If you are not a U.S. citizen, do not visit the United States right now. It is indeed that bad.Damn the extra $250 visa costs they introduced recently!... something-something about male cats... belly rubs...He likes belly rubs?! And not in "watch my belly, but do not touch!" way?!OMG. Most of the time a cat's belly is like a Venus fly trap -- they roll over, expose it, and if you put your hand on it your hand is now their favorite chew toy.
But nope, Meatball is happy to have his belly rubbed without the biting.
Yup. I know. I tried to be more subtle.
Now I feel cunningly subtle... Or subtly cunning...