At 09:36 PM 6/7/01 -0400, malmo wrote:
Woe is me...it's society's fault...society made what I am...society made
me miss my event...
One day your All American high schooler will be facing the stupid
rules of his employer. Being on-time is Rule #1. Check into work only
five minutes late...well, you know the rest.
Do it for the children ;)
malmo
If you design a tall building so rigidly that it won't sway in a strong wind...
In the publishing business, deadlines are everything. But flexibility on
the day is absolutely essential to maintaining quality, morale, and sanity.
For me, employers with stupid rules invariably have become ex-employers.
I ran a XC race in high school in the type of driving rain that only North
Carolina can get in the autumn. Probably a hurricane or something. Never
got the chance to run the course beforehand. Spotters on the course bailed
out (sensibly). By halfway there were only two of us way out front making
our best guesses about which trail to take in the woods at intersections.
Finally we popped out of the woods to run down 10 feet of stone steps
covered in mud and water, splashed through a field with water above our
ankles, finally finishing on the track. Good, solid euro XC. Never got the
mud stains out of my uniform. Problem was, my buddy and I popped out of the
woods at the wrong place. The powers that be figured we cut 50 yards or so
off the course and at first DQd us. But then, considering the fact that we
were a good 150-200 yards ahead of the rest of the field, they reinstated
us. I'm biased, of course; but I thought those officials exercised good
judgment.
Steve
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