Imagine if you were treated like this at work in today’s day and age. Let some asshat like Baldwin talk to me like that…
Archive for the 'Work' Category
27
Jul
I iz busy
Yeah, I’m sure you’d love to use your computer right now. I’m sorry, but I am just too busy to process your request.
P.S.
FU
20
Jul
Chore Wars
Next time you refill the printer with paper, you could level up!
Come on, you know I’m right. Number 3 is pretty good and there should be a number 11: Know the tech you are working with. Did you know you use Microsoft Word to hack into someone’s computer? You have to be certified but it’s possible.
There’s a really interesting article that all WoW players, and other gamers, should read up on VentureBeat. It’s called “Noob and other words worth thinking about“. Besides just being surprised to see an article covering WoW on a venture capitalist’s website, here are some of the takeaways:
1. Cry more, noob (or “less QQ, more PEWPEW”)
This was my favorite rule especially as it applies to start-ups. It was translated to me as, “don’t start by complaining about game mechanics before you know how the game works. Ask questions and get guidance before you assume the game is broken. Most likely the problem is that you do not know how to play the game. If you are inexperienced, show some humility – be willing to learn.”
2. Pay it Forward
“Don’t ask until you have helped others. People are more inclined to help you once they know you and see you as part of their ecosystem.”
3. There are no good secrets
Oh, man, this one was great – and so counter-intuitive. These two were chatting away about all of the game secrets. They shared their learning from within WoW and from the many postings outside of Wow (yes, these two are real game geeks). They were actively tapping in to each other’s genius – in order to help themselves and to solve the problem set of the day.
02
Jul
Gamers in Office Space
Yep - that’s everyone who writes on l33tn00b. Surprisingly enough, the average age of gamers in the US is 33, and we’ve been playing games for about 12 years. Sounds about right to me.
By and large, we’re a bunch of “Office Space-gamers”. Living our day in a cube and gaming in our free time. Damn depressing isn’t it…
These stats are not just uber PC gamers, but also noob console gamers. So, it’s debatable if they can actually be called “gamers”.
Yet we continue to have them all day long… Honestly, if there are more than 4 people in a meeting, you might as well just cancel it, since nothing useful will get done anyway.
A few reasons why frequent and long meetings are t3h sucK:
- They break your working day into small, incoherent pieces on a schedule incompatible with the natural breaks in your flow
- They are normally all about words and abstract concepts, not real things (like a piece of code or a screen of design)
- They usually contain an abysmal low amount of information conveyed per minute
- They often contain at least one moron that inevitably get his turn to waste everyone’s time with nonsense
- They drift off subject easier than a rear-wheel driven Chicago cab in heavy snow
- They frequently have agendas so vague nobody is really sure what its about
- They require thorough preparation that people rarely do anyway
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