But really, I'm feeling much better!

[offbalance]

Greetings Sharon --

Here is your horoscope for Wednesday, August 14:

Morality influences you without consuming you. Pisces isn't escaping -- just moving on. Your rules may apply better in the next world than in the one that you're leaving behind.

Should I take that as a hint? The next world? But I don't even know anyone named Skip!


And in less amusing news, the facists at antheia's job have deleted all of her programs and formally reprimanded her. What-the-fuck-ever. I don't know why 'adults' in the business world get such a bee in their bonnet about the younger people multi-tasking. We're given the same amount of work that any well-trained ape could do in half an hour, every 2 to 3 hours, so when we finish it perfectly and early, and no one has anything else for us to ruddy do, then what, pray tell, is the horrid nuisance of someone checking their hotmail or reading lj until further tasks can be provided? I mean really! I've always believed that the younger generations' computer proficiency threatens the typwriter generations, and they think that by keeping us away from the computer as much as possible, thinking that we won't get any better at using it if our exposure is limited. However, this is only true for those who 'boot down' their computers, or have ever gone to a store and asked how much it was to buy 'an internet',think that it's the speed of their processor that's limiting their ability to navigate the web when they are still using a 3600 speed modem, or even gone to a writing center and when asked what program their paper is saved to the disk in, they've answered 'Compaq pentium...no...windows? I think it's windows!' (personal gripe).
In short, if you want us to actually do things, you must give us things to do!! grrr...

And in the domain of things that are shiny:
I love this song. Am *such* a sap.
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quiz created by glitterevil

Which Cure single are you?

also: I took this quiz due to peer pressure, but had to laugh at the result; she was my IDOL from age 2-6 (or whatever year She-Ra premiered.):




I'm Diana, which ambiguous dyke are you? Quiz by Turi.

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oh, I know we were speaking in general terms, I just find generalzations to be a dangerous street to play on, so I was using myself as an example (and yes I know I'm a goody-two-shoes, but I don't feel fair talking about anyone else, yanno?).

Generally, yes, filing is boring and no one likes to do it. However, I've found (and been told through my dad & other people) how the filing is presented to the staffer is tatamount to how it gets done. "I guess you can file or something," is generally not as effective as "I would really appreciate it/really need you to do this filing for me, I have to have all of this info in its proper home so I can do my job." When the staffer is made to feel like an important part of the organization (no matter how menial the task) they will be more willing to do what needs to be done. That's the issue here. The junior staff feeling under-utilized and useless causes less to get done. It's not the work, it's the feeling. And yes, I know it's not the *job* of the boss to constantly pat their staff on the head, but sometimes, the right kind of question or some praise can really go a long way to creating higher efficiency (seeing as that's the ultimate goal here).