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SeaSideSam

2008-03-21, 6:55 pm

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In article <21112$47e166e6$6214ed17$30792@ALLTEL.NET>,
SeaSideSam <SeaSideSam@TheBeach> wrote:

[snip]

>my nature is to make an attempt to assist when presented
>with a situation such as you presented, but eventually i realized that
>the best thing i could do was hang up the phone.

.
........
something a bit more specific might be
of help here.'

DD
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i have been in your place. any possible responsible specific reply would require more info than i have. i will tell you how i handled like situations.

when i was an applications programmer i forwarded the call/request to someone senior to me. when i was a senior p/a i passed the call/request to someone senior to me. when i eventually became that someone senior fellow i became an educator or trainer or
hand-holder; and if/when that failed i did hang up the phone... and spent time explaining my action to someone senior to me. most situations were handled with education/training. sometime you just have to hold someones hand. but there are those few wh
o just need to hear a 'click'... and let the senior positions sort it out.

i do not envy you your situation.

new subject. i'm getting lots of comments about posting with grabit. what/how do you prepare your posts?

tia.

have a good day.

sss

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2008-03-21, 6:55 pm

In article <41f1a$47e3e8ab$6214ed17$10693@ALLTEL.NET>,
SeaSideSam <SeaSideSam@TheBeach> wrote:
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>In article <21112$47e166e6$6214ed17$30792@ALLTEL.NET>,
>SeaSideSam <SeaSideSam@TheBeach> wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>.......
> something a bit more specific might be
>of help here.'
>
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>
>i have been in your place.

Oh... so *that's* why the chair was warm!

[snip]

>but
>there are those few who just need to hear a 'click'... and let the
>senior positions sort it out.

Ahhhhhh, there's the rub... I'm an independent consultant/contractor/hired
gun and I never get 'senior'... and my current Tech Lead's position seems
to be, quite often, 'Please, Sir, may I have another?'

He can, at times, get upset and say 'You have to be careful about talking
to people that way', to which my response is 'What 'way'... you mean 'Know
what you want and do your job' is 'that way'?'

>
>i do not envy you your situation.

Hey, it beats working on the loading-dock... and is still the most fun
I've had making a buck, yet.

>
>new subject. i'm getting lots of comments about posting with grabit.
>what/how do you prepare your posts?

I soak them in a mixture of water, Huy Fong Fat Chili
(http://www.huyfong.com/frames/index.htm) and Koon Chun Hoisin
(http://www.koonchun.com.hk/product_hoisin.html) sauces before sauteeing
them over a low flame with a few razor-thin slices of garlic... sorry,
couldn't resist.

I use an Olde-Fashionede Unix shell account (it used to be dial-up but
with modern technology I telnet into it) upon which I run trn; it is
configured so that when I press 'F' to reply my editor is pico.

DD

Robert

2008-03-21, 6:55 pm

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:57:23 -0500, "SeaSideSam" <SeaSideSam@TheBeach> wrote:

>new subject. i'm getting lots of comments about posting with grabit. what/how do you prepare your posts?

You already have a good newsreader in Outlook Express.

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