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Today I learned...

jallman said:
Today I learned that it feels really lousy to know that you were directly responsible for the termination of another employee even if she deserved it. :(
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Yes it does, no matter how it happens. There may be some rare folks that it doesn't affect in any way, but most people feel ****ty about it. I know when my recommendation got someone fired, I felt ****ty about it but it was in the best interest of the company and the team that I was leading. I didn't WANT to recommend she be fired, I spent countless hours trying to help her learn how to do her job correctly. But in the end, when I was asked point blank if she was a liability, I had to concede that she was. I didn't actually do the firing, but it was my take on the situation that made the person who DID fire her make up his mind to do so.

It sounds like she made her own bed, though, in your case Jall.
 
EgoffTib said:
Individuals such as yourself are doing wonders to destroy the myth that "age = maturity."
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I dont know if you were being sarcastic or not, but you're right about Ethereal. That's one stand up guy no matter how old he is.
 
jallman said:
I dont know if you were being sarcastic or not, but you're right about Ethereal. That's one stand up guy no matter how old he is.
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No, I'm quite serious. I get irritated when people write me off for being 20 years old. I have an IQ of 150, I am educated far beyond my age and I am more mature than some 50+ years old individuals I encounter on a regular basis at my job.
 
EgoffTib said:
No, I'm quite serious. I get irritated when people write me off for being 20 years old. I have an IQ of 150, I am educated far beyond my age and I am more mature than some 50+ years old individuals I encounter on a regular basis at my job.
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No offense...but I hope we are still both around 5 years from now so you can give me your assessment of yourself, looking back.

I used to think I was the smartest, most intelligent man I knew when I was 20. I kinda still think that now but I am more open to the possibility that I am not when I consider how I really was back then and the disparity between that and what I thought of myself. :rofl
 
jallman said:
No offense...but I hope we are still both around 5 years from now so you can give me your assessment of yourself, looking back.

I used to think I was the smartest, most intelligent man I knew when I was 20. I kinda still think that now but I am more open to the possibility that I am not when I consider how I really was back then and the disparity between that and what I thought of myself. :rofl
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Most people I encounter assume that I'm older than I actually am. This is why all of the people I associate with and are friends with are much older than I. All I'm saying is that I get tired of not being given a fair shot in a discussion with someone who writes me off before it even commences.
 
EgoffTib said:
Most people I encounter assume that I'm older than I actually am. This is why all of the people I associate with and are friends with are much older than I. All I'm saying is that I get tired of not being given a fair shot in a discussion with someone who writes me off before it even commences.
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I didnt like that either. And that's a fair exception for you to take to someone in a discussion.

Whether it means anything to you or not, it says a lot about your maturity that you spend time talking about ideas with people rather than talking about people with your peers. Which I found is mostly all they wanted to talk about when I was your age.
 
EgoffTib said:
No, I'm quite serious. I get irritated when people write me off for being 20 years old. I have an IQ of 150, I am educated far beyond my age and I am more mature than some 50+ years old individuals I encounter on a regular basis at my job.
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Hey now, I am not quite 50 yet...
 
EgoffTib said:
No, I'm quite serious. I get irritated when people write me off for being 20 years old. I have an IQ of 150, I am educated far beyond my age and I am more mature than some 50+ years old individuals I encounter on a regular basis at my job.
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Toasty stop comparing yourself with me, I lost my marbles 20 yrs ago.
 
I learned today how easy it is to spend $1000 in a day. Damn credit card.
 
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