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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (133692)3/27/2001 9:47:06 PM
From: Thomas A Watson   of 769670
 
James, I think physical labor can be not work. Many repetitive physical tasks are like meditation. But most jobs of just physical labor pay poorly. In my career in engineering I was fortunate and I planned to do a variety of different engineering tasks. I put dozens of hours a week into the tasks I had come my way and I had deadlines and such. But the work I did was fun and I enjoyed it and did not consider it as really work. I really saw it as play. Now I've done Ok but I could have focused on different tasks and been rewarded far more. BUt I chose my course and I have and have not my regrets.

So to me understanding one has the freedom to chose and one then is responsible for the consequences is the fundamental blind spot of the vacant liberal mind and that hole or blindness in their minds leads to the most absurd rationalizations.

Now come on, software development, It's just an extended chess game. Now I guess though the problem is like the kids soccer games that I attend where the kids are only upset because the adults get hung up on winning and not playing for the fun and enjoyment of the game.

Never let the anal retentive engineering managers get you down. The rule is, smile, look them in the eye and say no problem and then ignore whatever they tell you and do the job correctly.

Good engineering managers never create stress and get the crap out of your way.

That's my experience anyway.

tom watson tosiwmee
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