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Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter21-Feb-15 23:40

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

21-Feb-15 23:40

So, after all you not that Lazy<person>?

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Sander Rossel21-Feb-15 23:51

Sander Rossel

21-Feb-15 23:51

Not really, actually Big Grin | :-D

I used to be lazy until I started working.
Before that I went to school, which really sucked up all of my energy, creativity, will to learn, lifeforce, everything actually.
It still does that, that's why I hate studying, but I still do it from time to time... Sigh | :sigh:

I also really don't like manual labour. Chores, garden, that sort of stuff.

My blog[^]

public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
   public void DoWork()
   {
      throw new NotSupportedException();
   }
}

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

OriginalGriff21-Feb-15 23:57

OriginalGriff

21-Feb-15 23:57

Sander Rossel wrote:
Chores, garden, that sort of stuff.

I'm with you there: I hate mowing the damn lawn - you end up with a huge pile of cr@p to get rid of, and it just grow back anyway! Mad | :mad:

But I don't mind manual labour sometimes: fixing motorcycles (even cars sometimes), reupholstering my chair, making a fence. There is a sense of "completion" that you don't get often enough from coding.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter22-Feb-15 0:03

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

22-Feb-15 0:03

Concrete? You can color it too...

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

OriginalGriff22-Feb-15 0:06

OriginalGriff

22-Feb-15 0:06

I suggested green concrete many years ago.
She did start speaking to me again, after a few weeks... Sigh | :sigh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter22-Feb-15 0:08

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

22-Feb-15 0:08

So suggest it again! It will not take away the problem of the garden, but at least she will left you alone... Big Grin | :-D

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

OriginalGriff22-Feb-15 0:22

OriginalGriff

22-Feb-15 0:22

"Speaking" is not the only thing she doesn't do... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Sander Rossel22-Feb-15 0:05

Sander Rossel

22-Feb-15 0:05

OriginalGriff wrote:
I hate mowing the damn lawn - you end up with a huge pile of cr@p to get rid of

Now that's when I get lazy... Just leave it lying there. It'll be gone in a week Smile | :)

OriginalGriff wrote:
fixing motorcycles (even cars sometimes), reupholstering my chair, making a fence

The only thing I complete is chaos. I'm really bad at that sort of stuff... Had to paint a wall. So I sandpapered it (with a name like Sander you'd say no problem!) and it did actually look pretty good. Then I had to clean my whole living room because it was covered in dust. So then I started painting and by the time I was finished I noticed it didn't look as good anymore. So the next week I sandpapered, cleaned and painted again. Didn't look good again, so then I just sandpapered it some more. It looks "okay" now, but screw that $#%@#^$*@) wall. It's only in my kitchen so I'll only have to look at it everytime I'm at home and in the kitchen, which is multiple times a day.
I kind of saw this coming too, so I hired someone to do the rest of the house for me Big Grin | :-D

My blog[^]

public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
{
   public void DoWork()
   {
      throw new NotSupportedException();
   }
}

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter22-Feb-15 0:09

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

22-Feb-15 0:09

Sander Rossel wrote:
Had to paint a wall.

It is much more easier to paint a white wall programmatically - Blank[^]

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Frank Malcolm23-Feb-15 11:48

Frank Malcolm

23-Feb-15 11:48

OriginalGriff wrote:
I hate mowing the damn lawn - you end up with a huge pile of cr@p to get rid of, and it just grow back anyway!

Just like programming.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

CPallini21-Feb-15 23:40

CPallini

21-Feb-15 23:40

Nope.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter21-Feb-15 23:58

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

21-Feb-15 23:58

"Lucky me" - told Carlo.
"Would you like it?" - Me asked.

Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

CPallini22-Feb-15 0:03

CPallini

22-Feb-15 0:03

Well, the opportunity to say a big no, is tempting...

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Daniel Pfeffer22-Feb-15 0:39

Daniel Pfeffer

22-Feb-15 0:39

I have been a team leader and a system architect in my time. Given the choice between being a mediocre team leader / system architect and being an outstanding software engineer, I will always choose excellence over status.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

--Winston Churchill

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

wheelman570z23-Feb-15 5:52

wheelman570z

23-Feb-15 5:52

I've accepted the step up into middle management a couple of times in different companies and regretted it every time. The last time was a few years ago at my current employer, now I'm at the point of beginning to look for work again. I think I've finally learned my lesson, I'm a software engineer, not a manager.
Give the choice now I'd not hesitate to turn it down.

Re: You had the opportunity to do so?

Daniel Pfeffer23-Feb-15 7:14

Daniel Pfeffer

23-Feb-15 7:14