I'd go with Erika on this one if the "kid" wasn't 21. It kinda touches me personally cos i was kinda "slow" for my age (ex. i've just recently got over my teenage years (i'm turning 24 man!) ;) I grow up relative to my youger sisters, the oldest now just about to turn 18, so if she's an adult i can't be the teenager anymore).
I dunno whats up with the kid. maybe he's cocky, maybe he's trying to impress you, maybe he thinks that's how fast the more seasoned techies learn their stuff and he's trying his best not to look like a newbie. It's easy to vent off at that person, especially when you are justified to do so (and, you are justified :) he's a grown man!) I hope you have the patience/time/money to guide him, he might turn out to be a really nice kid and you'll make a friend (unless he's an asshat!) ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 5:19 PM Subject: RE: ahhh....newbies > My advice? > > Be harsh. > Tell him almost exactly what you have vented here. > He is 21. You are his superior. Full stop. > > Not saying be a bully - but tell him to calm it down. > That there is still many things he needs to learn. > It's great he is gung ho and eager - but he also needs to learn - and > that's your job - to teach him. > > Done the right way - without sugar coating your responses and beating > around the bush - he may be the perfect young understudy. > > DO NOT under any circumstances let him "diss" any chosen languages used > by the company. If he cannot respect your methods or standards, then he > is not fit for the job that will be paying him beer money. > > Sorry if it sounds abrupt - but life is too freaking short to put up > with BS. > > Cheers, > Erika > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176556 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
