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01-09-14, 08:24 AM
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01-09-14, 08:30 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
Cool rk, congrats!
01-09-14, 08:34 AM
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Congrats. You feeling good about your ability to do it or is this one promotion too far?
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01-09-14, 08:49 AM
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I didn't know farting so bad that it causes paint to peel off the walls was a skillset that's in demand. But congrats anyway.
01-09-14, 08:58 AM
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It will be fun and give a good challenge
01-09-14, 09:07 AM
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So life is about to change for ole rkwakster...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
01-09-14, 09:08 AM
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So, the center I work for is federally funded, and recently, our federal overlords decided they wanted to review all materials before they are sent out.
This has definitely slowed things down, and forced me to be a lot more proactive in getting things done early - the general sentiment here is that deadlines are really moving targets.
But my biggest challenge, is that one guy keeps sending me very vague grammatical comments on the materials. The major issue for me is that his complaints on the grammar are wrong. Either he doesn't know what he is talking about or he is using the wrong grammar terms. And I really don't know how to address this issue with this particular person.
I'm tempted to start writing everything with three word sentences, like in a book for preschoolers.
This has definitely slowed things down, and forced me to be a lot more proactive in getting things done early - the general sentiment here is that deadlines are really moving targets.
But my biggest challenge, is that one guy keeps sending me very vague grammatical comments on the materials. The major issue for me is that his complaints on the grammar are wrong. Either he doesn't know what he is talking about or he is using the wrong grammar terms. And I really don't know how to address this issue with this particular person.
I'm tempted to start writing everything with three word sentences, like in a book for preschoolers.
01-09-14, 09:15 AM
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01-09-14, 09:19 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
01-09-14, 09:21 AM
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So life is about to change for ole rkwakster...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
jest aside, Congrats
01-09-14, 09:31 AM
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01-09-14, 09:32 AM
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01-09-14, 10:22 AM
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congrats rkwaki, sorry to hear about the travel =\
If ever you're in Houston, Ill take you on a date.
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01-09-14, 10:27 AM
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01-09-14, 10:33 AM
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So life is about to change for ole rkwakster...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
I had a much different post typed up but I didn't want anything taken out of context so I am writing a different version.
Long story short Senior Management has me built into their succession plan and are putting me in a place to see what I can do.
New challenge working with a customer worth $.5 Billion. I have a unique skillset that is difficult to manage/coach so...
What does that mean? Means a bunch more travel which means that I might try to visit some of you fuggers along the way...
Congratulations, be sure to register for frequent flyer and other programs. My wife travels weekly and those programs bankroll 2-3 vacations a year for us.
01-09-14, 10:40 AM
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Oh crap I have traveled a ton for work over the years so I am enrolled in everything...
01-09-14, 10:42 AM
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A sad debate has begun to be waged centered on NJ cycling. Last September a cat 5 was involved in a crash that ultimately cost him his life. The rider, Cole Porter, was on the lead lap of the first race of the day. The pace car, having not taken a radio slowed at the end of the first lap and the head official tossed it to the car. The walkie missed, bounced to the pavement, and sped on. The official went into the road to retrieve it and was struck by the lead rider. Reports are that it was a bit too close and the pack charging too fast for the rider to do much to avoid the official. The official broke his collar bone. The rider went into a coma and died some weeks later. This week the family filed a law suit. The rider had a wife and two young kids.
The debate has begun to fall along the lines of the official being a good guy (he is - and he and his wife have been stalwarts of NJ cycling for decades) and the family being litigious. What's unpopular and shunned is the idea that while this is a sport with inherent risks that there are indeed circumstances where as riders we should be able to expect certain safeties to be provided. On a closed course, for instance, we ride with a closed course mentality. We may be aware that spectators may likely come into the road, but we dive turns expecting there not to be a car coming the other way. This happened at the NRC Harlem criterum a few years back when a taxi got on the course. Thankfully there wasn't an incident there.
In this case an official did something that would be unexpected of someone in his position, and as a result someone lost their life. I imagine that weighs heavy on him. And yet it is that there is a family without a father. With unanticipated financial hardships. All because he wanted to try bike racing as an extension of his passion for triathlons.
The debate has begun to fall along the lines of the official being a good guy (he is - and he and his wife have been stalwarts of NJ cycling for decades) and the family being litigious. What's unpopular and shunned is the idea that while this is a sport with inherent risks that there are indeed circumstances where as riders we should be able to expect certain safeties to be provided. On a closed course, for instance, we ride with a closed course mentality. We may be aware that spectators may likely come into the road, but we dive turns expecting there not to be a car coming the other way. This happened at the NRC Harlem criterum a few years back when a taxi got on the course. Thankfully there wasn't an incident there.
In this case an official did something that would be unexpected of someone in his position, and as a result someone lost their life. I imagine that weighs heavy on him. And yet it is that there is a family without a father. With unanticipated financial hardships. All because he wanted to try bike racing as an extension of his passion for triathlons.
01-09-14, 10:45 AM
fuggitivo solitario