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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (116886)	8/14/2001 9:51:48 AM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Thank goodness that IT frees us from the mundane repetitive tasks. I suppose your workday is limited to trading hours or some subset thereof because of the employment of so much "smart" technology. <vbg> The BLS has to have been employing psychotropics to come up with all those productivity numbers ... guess that's what happens when you can't fire anyone for anything. <ng> IT has been the recipient of the most generous corporate welfare -- it might be a little indirect, but it was welfare all the same. OT: In a "current topic" Bible study we have been having we are looking at "fulfilling work" or working in light of one's faith. In the second chapter of the study guide it talked about temptations and why one wouldn't expect to see as many christians in professions such as "entertainers, stockbrokers, attorneys, etc." given all the pressures. I had to giggle a little at the list: Tempatation is, of course, universal.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (116886)	8/14/2001 12:50:11 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

>>Our systems for us, not for trades, are Neanderthal. With every account, I have to enter all the information about the client on 3 or 4 different forms, on the computer and off. You would think that if you put all the stuff on one form, you could simply transfer or import the information to the next form with one push of the button. Well, you can push all the buttons you want, but you're still going to wind up typing in every last datum. <g><< i dread this aspect of my job - and it is no small part. we process a work order and it is entered at least 10 times into something. then, after it is entered, it is changed 2 or 3 times. absurd. a well designed database would resolve the situation quite nicely. but, alas, we need to spend more on computers, not on developing useful applications -ng-