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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Spiderman movies |
| Date | 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB06A6F1F07030Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:ubto0l$1gij7$2@dont-email.me: > On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:ubig9m$3a3h7$1@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote: >>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>> news:ub3mmb$gtkn$6@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>> news:uannn3$264rs$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>> news:ua39n5$2kvhc$5@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>> news:u9ob6p$13p8s$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>> news:u9beob$2o30p$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8rc2t$oq5$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u8hh5h$2jdqt$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the quality of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> workmanship] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I try] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unassuming character] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work outside your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfort zone] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, since I have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no intention of leaving the zone. Someone needs to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invent remote braining or something.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done is hardly a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> viable strategy.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, it seems that way] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You say that and then suddenly the doomsday prophet is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Well, I'm not doing all that work and have it all come >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to nothing because of a stupid doomsday...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's a defeatist attitude] >>>>>>>>>>>>> [Are you calling me a quitter...?] >>>>>>>>>>>> [If the shoe fits...] >>>>>>>>>>> [What shoe? You need special shoes for doomsday, now? I'm >>>>>>>>>>> not buying a pair of shoes that I can only use once.] >>>>>>>>>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could try that] >>>>>>>>> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them' brand sneakers >>>>>>>>> are stupid expensive - and also doesn't last very well.] >>>>>>>> [I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last very well] >>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...] >>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?] >>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...] >>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?] >>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could ask Alan Lerner >>> if he was still alive.] >> [Huh? Not looking it up] > [Okay then] [So, how 'bout that local sports team?] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nylon >>>> jobs >>> they sell for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>all >>>> hallows >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eve. >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bunch >> of >>>> different ones at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WalMart for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $100. >>> I don't doubt it, but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would >>>> they go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with > your $800 handbag is the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> question? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wear >>>>>>>> mismatched >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff all the time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a cheap knock-off if you use >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it >>>>>> with > a nylon wig. And then >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>what's >>>> the >> point. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then they won't steal it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is > a cheap knock-off. I can only >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imagine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the chatter in the country club >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bar... >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>taken >>>> an interest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>interest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm concerned this kind will damage >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your > social standing. You might >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>even >> be > invited >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to fewer cocktail parties... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -1 parties? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to > send out 'do not attend' notices to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those who are uniquely unwelcome. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't think >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that happens much in cocktail party >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> circles... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many years ago when a co-worker an I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decided to try everything on the menu in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bar on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oslo ferry. It went as well as could be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expected... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puked and passed out? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been a tiny but sub-par the next day... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you wept openly when you got your credit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> card statement. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, that was the good part. The company I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worked for didn't give out standard per-diem >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amounts, so everything we had a receipt for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got refunded... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and list and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> submit all those receipts every month. I suspect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it cost me quite a lot of money, too. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possibly even plane tickets. Anyway it's the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> principle! I shouldn't have been required to do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> accounting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an admin person? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope. They had to be listed on the expenses form >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> along with the relevant account no. and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> identification of each receipt, which also had to be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handed in. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I think I had to put the total being submitted on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the form and then attach the receipts] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you liked to travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much after I became aware of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> environmental impact of air-travel. In any case it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was more the being in different places than the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting there that was enjoyable. Although I would >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like to try riding on one of those VeryBigFastness >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trains they have in France... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planes are taking off whether or not you've >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> booked a seat. I couldn't afford to travel for a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long time. Now I find it stressful. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not so much the travel that's stressful, as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's all the planning and preparation. Just don't do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that part. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planning part is fine. It's the arriving at the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> airport at 5 am only to find out that the airline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over-booked the flight etc, etc that is stressful. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also don't fly well or sleep well when away. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who even flies a 5 o'clock? That barbaric. The >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> overbooking is not within your control, so have some >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breakfast and look derisively at all the stressed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people in the airport. The hotel bar has remedies for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not sleeping well... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes me sleep worse. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not saying get plastered. One beer (alcohol content >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optional). The vitamin B will relax you and possibly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make you sleepy too... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes my body hot (temperature-wise) and I can't >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sleep. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Non-alcoholic beer doesn't have any alcohol in it... >>>>>>>>>>>> Why don't I just take the vitamin B then. >>>>>>>>>>> It's important to stay hydrated, especially when flying. >>>>>>>>>>> Also they don't dispense pharmaceuticals at the departure >>>>>>>>>>> hall bar. >>>>>>>>>> Beer doesn't keep one hydrated. That's why after a night on >>>>>>>>>> the town people wake up parched. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That's still the alcohol what does that... And also possibly >>>>>>>>> the physical activity. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Who exercises after drinking? >>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around, and the social >>>>>>> interacting, and the dancing, and the mating rites, and the >>>>>>> walking home... It can be quite exhausting. So I've heard. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't remember. >>>>> >>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such. >>>> >>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking about how >>>> exhausting it is to walk home after dancing. >>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the exhaustedness >>> displayed by whichever actor was doing the walking home after >>> dancing. As they say in the storytelling business: 'show don't >>> tell'. >> >> Clearly, they are all bad actors. > Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk people walking > home after dancing. > Probably. Name one. >>>> Maybe I need another hint. >>> I don't know any more that you do... >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to check in hours before the flight. If we go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to a conference, it's usually in Toronto or we fly from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toronto so we have to get the first flight out of here >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the morning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They also have trains in and out of Toronto. I know this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a fact. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you also know for a fact that the train takes 3-4 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> hours to get there (vs. 50 minutes for the plane) and the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> train station is another hour away from the airport. >>>>>>>>>>>>> They should get some faster trains. Also the distance to >>>>>>>>>>>>> the airport is because train stations are inside cities, >>>>>>>>>>>>> often really close to where you want to be, so that time >>>>>>>>>>>>> should be added to air travel time, as should the 'hours' >>>>>>>>>>>>> you have to be at the airport before departure. Given a >>>>>>>>>>>>> reasonable number of departures, train journeys (even >>>>>>>>>>>>> non-high-speed trains) will end-to-end mostly be faster >>>>>>>>>>>>> than air travel up to 400-500Km. Also you have the whole >>>>>>>>>>>>> travel time available unbroken for whatever (even work if >>>>>>>>>>>>> so inclined). And more leg-room. And usually a table big >>>>>>>>>>>>> enough for a laptop. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Free wifi? >>>>>>>>>>> Sure. On most trains... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it's a moot issue.? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of staff shortages, flights are often cancelled >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now at the last minute. It's not a problem at if I'm at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the local airport, but if I'm trying to get home, it's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a huge problem. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no recent data, but most European airlines [used >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to] hand out cash and/or vouchers for meals and hotel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stays in those cases. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The airlines are doing everything in their power to fight >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that. Since covid, they have been short-staffed and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore frequently cancel flights at the last minute. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You should probably join EU... they have rules for that >>>>>>>>>>>>> sort of thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> We have rules about it. As you well know, for every rule >>>>>>>>>>>> there are exceptions. The airlines always weasel into a >>>>>>>>>>>> loophole. >>>>>>>>>>>> https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/air-passenger-protection- >> regulations >>>>>>>>>>>> - highlights >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile some of the airlines around here were close to >>>>>>>>>>> bankruptcy because of all the covid disruption.... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Yes. That happened here as well. Air Canada wailed on the >>>>>>>>>> government who gave them money to stay afloat during covid. >>>>>>>>>> They used the money to buy back their stock and whined for >>>>>>>>>> more money. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Smells like fraud... Is Air Canada (partly) state owned? >>>>>>>> I think the government got a small percentage of shares as part >>>>>>>> of the covid bailout package. >>>>>>>> Before that it was 100% private. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also: call it work-hours and take it back as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flex-time... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> That only works if the travel is for work purposes which >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it isn't anymore because they had MS Teams installed on >>>>>>>>>>>>>> all our laptops. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> In that case there is also the relative cost to >>>>>>>>>>>>> consider... Air travel should logically be much more >>>>>>>>>>>>> expensive than train. And if ever an equitable CO2 charge >>>>>>>>>>>>> is implemented it will be. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I prefer attending virtually at any rate. My internet could >>>>>>>>>>>> randomly disconnect during boring meetings or I can play >>>>>>>>>>>> Candy Crush. Also, if my camera is off, no one can see me >>>>>>>>>>>> rolling my eyes. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> There is that... But you can only play Candy Crush with the >>>>>>>>>>> sound off, though. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I always do. The music is annoying. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It's meant to keep you awake... And your surroundings aware >>>>>>>>> that you play the game. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So I made the right choice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you don't want the other people in the zoom-call to know, >>>>>>> yes... It would be a power-move if you turned the sound on when >>>>>>> someone starts babbling about something irrelevant (not that >>>>>>> that ever happens at meetings). >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yep. Never happens. >>>>>> People also never circle back to something that discussed 20 >>>>>> minutes ago and settled. I leave my body a lot at meetings. >>>>> >>>>> And that's when someone suggests something out of the blue that's >>>>> going to cause you a lot of headache and needless work... >>>>> >>>> >>>> Or the whole meeting was scheduled so that someone could ask me to >>>> do something that will be a headache and cause me a lot of needless >>>> work in front of my supervisor. As if that would make me do it. >>> >>> In that case maybe you should be unavailable for that meeting. >>> >> >> No! They need to be told No! >> If I'm not there my supervisor will volunteer me. > Well that's easy enough solved. Just tell your supervisor 'No'. Maybe > write them a post-it note if they have trouble with aural retention. > The problem is with hybrid work, you don't see people IRL much anymore. Also, we don't have assigned desks on which to stick post-it notes.
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