Re: In other news

On 24.02.2024 21.56, Merlyne wrote:
> 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.
You didn't mention your open door policy at the meeting at all, did you?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
The reverse. This it the foreigner speaking (some words in) the same
language as the dog.

>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
Sure. The kids today are okay. It's whoever buys their breakfast cereal
that's screwed up.

-- 
BeH

"No nation can be free if it opresses other nations"   - F. Engels