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And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
Originally posted by Churchill View PostWell if you haven't got the balls for it...Practically perfect in every way....there's a time and (more importantly) a place for malarkey.
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Originally posted by MaryPoppins View PostBelieve me, not many would. She's grim. My nickname for her is Skunk - she reeks of bottom burps the majority of the time.Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostTrouble is, he doesn't get stuff done.
It's the non-comitters I cannot stand. Those people who go quiet when asked for someone to take responsibility or give the 'well requirements, costs, resources blah blah' and then do nothing else at all.
'Well we need to agree this but, well....'What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostHave you ever had a feeling when working with someone that you have to expend a large amount of effort managing that person's temper, weighing and assessing every word before you speak, simply to maintain a workable atmosphere in the room?
We've got one here, and unfortunately, seeing as he's the tech PM, I can't fire him, and I seem to be the only person with the interpersonal skills to prevent him flying off the handle every ten minutes; I also have to stand between him and my testers who feel somewhat intimidated by him. Now I guess I'm cut out for doing precisely that, seeing as I'm not very small or weedy, but it can get rather tiresome.
Why do companies employ people who seem to be so permanently on edge and stressed?Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostWorked with a couple of people like this, the best solution is to ignore the moods and carry on as if nothing was wrong. Don't waste the energy tip toeing round themAnd what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYou might be right; it might be a good idea to let him have a few outbursts and thereby prove his own incompetence. Give a fool a rope...Coffee's for closersComment
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