[Talk] Re: [Jobs] [JOB] RoR Developers (4), Orlando, FL | 50-85k

[Danny Rathjens]

Nick Simicich wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 19:05, Danny Rathjens wrote:
>>Lawrence Kagan wrote:
>>>So since you presume, you MUST be correct?  You have the option of
>>>communicating your ideas without being condescending to your peers.
>>>Please use that option.
>>
>>Just consider it as part of the primate hierarchical dominance games
>>we all have the instincts to play.
>>Acting as though you are higher up in the hierarchy is one way of
>>moving up or maintaining position in the hierarchy. :)
>>Pointing out other's mistakes is another. :)
>>Refusing to admit you have made a mistake is a way to help prevent
>>moving down in the hierarchy. :)
> 
> A technique I've used here to get answers for someone whose plain
> question is not being answered is to answer it - even though I'm doing
> nothing but reading man pages to do it.  If I'm right, then the person
> gets their answer.  If I'm wrong, someone is more likely to jump in to
> put me down than they are to answer the question originally.  They knew
> the answer but would not be bothered to answer the question - but they
> will expend effort to point out my error.
> 
> In this case, though, "Lawrence Kagan" was doing exactly what he accused
> me of - he was quoting from someone solely to criticize them...and he
> wanted to make them wrong so badly that he was willing to quote them in
> such a way that it distorted what they actually said. 
> 
> Personnel peeps and recruiters speak a different language.  Learning to
> speak it is not hard, all you need is a phrase book.  I've gotten more
> than one job that others could not get because I could speak personnel. 

I forgot to mention self-promotion. :)  The "me > others" ploy is an
oldy but a goody.  I like it because it so clear cut.  "I do something
well and other people do something poorly; therefore I am higher in the
hierarchy than all those alleged others."
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