Re: In other news

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Please report any progress in this matter.
>>>>>>>>>> Progress?
>>>>>>>>> The relative change in number of incidents where people
>>>>>>>>> utilise your open door since starting rants by mentioning it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This will be hard to assess in a hybrid work model.
>>>>>>> So include whatever corresponds to walking through an open door
>>>>>>> in your digital world. Faceapp, Whatstime or whatever... We must
>>>>>>> have data. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have tons of data.
>>>>> But do you have open door policy related data is the question?
>>>>>
>>>> Not yet.
>>> How about now?
>>>
>> Still none.
> Any new data?
> 
Nope.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fetch is never going to happen, Gretchen!
> [point]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some dogs like it, I think.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they want us to think that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I'm sure they genuinely enjoy the fetching part. It's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the letting go after having fetched they are somewhat
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ambivalent about. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> My dog fetches the ball/stick/whatever and then runs away.
>>>>>>>>>>> IOW it can't keep cleaning up your mess. It has important
>>>>>>>>>>> stuff to do. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OR the dog does not understand the rules of engagement.
>>>>>>>>> Well you have to explain it properly first. You can't just
>>>>>>>>> assume the dog knows your intentions... They are a bit like
>>>>>>>>> co-workers that way. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't speak dog.
>>>>>>> Just speak slow and loudly in English. I'm sure that will work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It doesn't work well with foreigners.
>>>>> Doesn't the management have a course for that?
>>>>>
>>>> For yelling at foreigners?
>>> No, for getting dogs to work well with foreigners.
>>>
>> I will only work if the dog speaks the same language as the
>> foreigners or the foreigners used hand signals that the dog
>> understands. 
> Alternatively the foreigners can learn the few words the dogs
> understand. 
> 
It's that my first point?

>>>>>>>>>> I never eat breakfast cereal. You can keep it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You mean the leprechaun can keep it. I don't eat cereal with
>>>>>>>>> added sugar bits.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They're magically delicious!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Diabetes!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, yeah. None for you!
>>>>> That was never on the table. I meant for all the sugar filled
>>>>> cereal eating kids...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> As long as their pancreases are functioning properly, it shouldn't
>>>> be a problem. 
>>>> You were advocating the consumption of carbs for breakfast in
>>>> another post.
>>> Specifically a sensible mix of simple and complex carbon.
>>> "Cereal" with 30% sugar content is a candy.
>>>
>> That is probably most cereals.
>> Without the sugar, kids won't eat it.
> 
> Sure they will if they are hungry enough.

Have you met modern day kids?