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Here here! Ted Roche wrote: > On 6/14/07, someone wrote: > >> Not understanding security code is a BIG no-no, and IMNSHO should be >> a firable offense. > > This being the second or third time someone has taken the liberty of > "firing" someone else on this board, I wanted to ask if we could > consider a moratorium on job terminations for a while here, folks. > > I am fortunate my boss does not read this forum, else I would have > been fired a couple times this week. > > I'd appreciate it if no one offered to fire anyone, unless they have > done it a few times in the real world, in meat space, and felt what it > was like to tell someone else their job was over, they were going to > have to find another way to feed the kids, they might lose their > house, face humiliation in front of their friends and collegues, and > there was a chance their career was ruined. This isn't something you > do because you don't like the color of their shirt, this is something > you do that might gravely wound another human being. And if you do it > wrong, there's a good chance they can come back with lawyers, guns and > money and ruin your life, too. But that's another rant. > > A co-worker, employee or client screwing something up is a chance for > education, correction, and making the situation better. And sometimes > that co-worker is you. > > This board is taking on a hostile attitude that you're either perfect > or an idiot, and it certainly discourages anyone from asking > questions, especially those of us who consider ourselves students of > the greater art, always learning, stretching ourselves, regularly > humbled. > > Judge not lest ye be judged. Play nice, boys. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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