++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[eldorado99]

leb

 

[alfa147x]

I am looking forward to the day it squirts out all the ink on your dress/backpack.

Hope that doesn't happen.

Real notepad or the software notepad?

Real notepad....

 

[alfa147x]

bonobos.com will be getting more of my business. Love these pants!

 

[alfa147x]

I need more wool pants.

 

[Locut0s]

I am looking forward to the day it squirts out all the ink on your dress/backpack.

What's a dress/backpack?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

i dont think anyone on ATOT is a people person

I know it has really hurt me in terms of career. Not that I am super upset, because I'm not one to prioritze a job as the most important thing in my life.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

All videos up for the day. Go watch that shit. Or don't. And stuff. Yea.

 

[Locut0s]

Real notepad....

Why is that embarrassing?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Real notepad....

What on earth for? You have an iPhone and/or iPad, right? Use the calendar!

 

[zzuupp]

nefpad

 

[eldorado99]

lob

 

[alfa147x]

i dont think anyone on ATOT is a people person

That's not true. Many people fall into one of these:
1) Their online persona isn't people friendly
2) They don't realize their social abilities. Thus they are afraid.
3) Their social skills suck

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Titties.

 

[alfa147x]

What on earth for? You have an iPhone and/or iPad, right? Use the calendar!

Yeah I know. It all started with having professors who would freak out at the sign of a phone. It was just easier to write it down than to wait and type it in.

Changing my ways. Starting now.

 

[alfa147x]

Why is that embarrassing?

Working in a IT field, studying IS. That's why.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

That's not true. Many people fall into one of these:
1) Their online persona isn't people friendly
2) They don't realize their social abilities. Thus they are afraid.
3) Their social skills suck

I actually have decent social skills and present myself very well. My problem is that I don't really like socializing with most people. If any social activity at work is voluntary, for example, I won't show up. Work parties (holidays, picnics, etc)? I've been in the corporate world since 1996, and IIRC, I have been to exactly 1 corporate picnic and no holiday or other parties the entire time.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Working in a IT field, studying IS. That's why.

I've started keeping all my personal appointments on my corporate Exchange calendar since it syncs with my iPhone and I always have it with me.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I find my predicament fascinating in many ways and have tried to find the root cause but have never managed. I think that for the most part, I find most people boring.

 

[busydude]

What's a dress/backpack?

You have to read that as "dress or backpack."

 

[busydude]

I'm not a people person either. I am friendly at work because I have to be, but once it is time to go home, I don't talk to anyone from here. I don't hang out with anyone from work on the weekends or evenings either. There are a couple of guys who are "work friends" and I go to lunch with them, but that's about it

Yup.. that's me.

Now, with that being said, if I were younger (late 20s/early 30s) and worked here, it could potentially be paradise given the fact that our staff is mostly female and a significant portion of them are young, hot, and single. As I tell my friend from time to time, if I were single, 10 to 15 years younger, 50 lbs lighter, and good looking, I'd be in heaven here.

I am in the worst dept. when it comes to the opposite sex. We have wait for hours or even days to sight a young, hot girl.

 

[alfa147x]

I actually have decent social skills and present myself very well. My problem is that I don't really like socializing with most people. If any social activity at work is voluntary, for example, I won't show up. Work parties (holidays, picnics, etc)? I've been in the corporate world since 1996, and IIRC, I have been to exactly 1 corporate picnic and no holiday or other parties the entire time.

Ah. Right.
The term social skills needs to be broken down into sub sections.
For example:

Intrapersonal
- Self-Regard
- Emotional Self-Awareness
- Assertiveness
- Independence
- Self-Actualization

Interpersonal
- Empathy
- Social Responsibility
- Interpersonal Relationships

Stress Management
- Stress Tolerance
- Impulse Control

Adaptability
- Reality Testing
- Flexibility
- Problem Solving

General Mood
- Optimism
- Happiness

I too try to avoid social situations with people at work. Then again I hate going to college house parties because I would rather go to a smaller party with people I know.

 

[alfa147x]

I've started keeping all my personal appointments on my corporate Exchange calendar since it syncs with my iPhone and I always have it with me.

We use google apps. It won't let you delete events via iCal...

 

[alfa147x]

Yup.. that's me.



I am in the worst dept. when it comes to the opposite sex. We have wait for hours or even days to sight a young, hot girl.

I enjoy working with the people I work with. Many are actually friends outside of work. I work in two buildings. Marketing and College of edu. Both have a plethora of hot women.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I too try to avoid social situations with people at work. Then again I hate going to college house parties because I would rather go to a smaller party with people I know.

In my late 20s, I made an effort to socialize more and try to be happier. I still didn't go to corporate stuff, but I tried meeting more people and hanging out with others. I enjoyed it and made good friends.

Increasingly, though, I am isolating myself more as I get older. My wife has commented on it more than once.

 

[alfa147x]

When ever I work on DB's with large amounts of data I feel like this:

Coins = data