Definitely jerks to go around, but at least you just got snapped at.
Will keep that in mind and see how things go this week, anyway.
Will keep that in mind and see how things go this week, anyway.
Its looking like the last CEO got fired, out very abruptly, no overlap with and never met the new CEO who was only tapped on the shoulder two weeks ago.
Either the private equity firm got tired of his lacklustre performance - he was involved in buying out the company in the first place and that was a dismal decision - or he's been up to no good.
The new guy can't go anywhere or do much until NSW is out of lockdown and thanks to the state premier's lacklustre performance and dismal decision-making thats going to be a while.
Meanwhile I've had no direction for the last twelve months and I'm now struggling to spin out my days.
Either the private equity firm got tired of his lacklustre performance - he was involved in buying out the company in the first place and that was a dismal decision - or he's been up to no good.
The new guy can't go anywhere or do much until NSW is out of lockdown and thanks to the state premier's lacklustre performance and dismal decision-making thats going to be a while.
Meanwhile I've had no direction for the last twelve months and I'm now struggling to spin out my days.
Fuck Israel
you live at home, you have no mortgage, no wife and no children. finding a new job and changing your life is literally the easiest thing imaginable. you have total and utter freedom, as well as likely financial independence.Dilbert_X wrote:
Meanwhile I've had no direction for the last twelve months and I'm now struggling to spin out my days.
yet you feel sorry for yourself and criticize people online for most of your days.
sad!
I'm still getting paid so its not a disaster.
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acquired helplessness. therapy could help.
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Pulled out a giant container of school supplies I had hidden under my bed. I took a picture but I also uploaded it to Facebook so I can't post it here. Basically a huge one of these filled with all sorts of cool things.
Looking at all of it I felt a bit like a superhero coming out of retirement for one last mission.
Looking at all of it I felt a bit like a superhero coming out of retirement for one last mission.
Will there ever be another batsuit with nipples.
Today I asked one of my electrical engineer colleagues to test a piece of equipment for me.
He did this by plugging it in to the one circuit which isn't breaker or RCD protected but by a hard fuse hidden in the roof space, and which the alarm and building access system depend on.
After a bit of spectacular sparking and smoke we now have a burn mark on the floor and if the alarm/access system backup battery goes flat we'll have neither
What a joy it is to be working with expert professionals.
(He should have meggered it, then plugged it in to a test machine - which we have - then an isolated and protected circuit)
He did this by plugging it in to the one circuit which isn't breaker or RCD protected but by a hard fuse hidden in the roof space, and which the alarm and building access system depend on.
After a bit of spectacular sparking and smoke we now have a burn mark on the floor and if the alarm/access system backup battery goes flat we'll have neither
What a joy it is to be working with expert professionals.
(He should have meggered it, then plugged it in to a test machine - which we have - then an isolated and protected circuit)
Fuck Israel
We do 6s audits(safety/cleanliness/organization) multiple times a month. Some people routinely put 20+ mb worth of pictures in them. The forms in excel... It's stupid long to download
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I understand why paperwork and accountability like that is important but it can be demoralizing having to do it. I have to write at least 70 patient reports this year.
Sounds like you need to standardize the audit reporting structure. Fun stuff. Do you guys have a dedicated continuous improvement manager?RTHKI wrote:
We do 6s audits(safety/cleanliness/organization) multiple times a month. Some people routinely put 20+ mb worth of pictures in them. The forms in excel... It's stupid long to download
Yes.
Almost everyone doing this is not tech savvy. And it's not given much of a priority anymore to care about file size or consistent auditing
Almost everyone doing this is not tech savvy. And it's not given much of a priority anymore to care about file size or consistent auditing
I would lose my mind if I had to go through all the company computers like that. People can't even keep their desktop space organized.
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I was drinking with a teacher buddy the other day. He majored in math and teaches elementary school. What a cuck. Can you imagine being able to build algorithms but instead you spend your days trying to convince small children to wear mask or care about math while they act out memes?
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His first two years were virtual. He hated virtual but said he likes dealing with the kids in person. Honestly, I might just be projecting. I prefer the writing of reports, talking to parents, and pretending to be a real adult to be better than all the other stuff. I am good at the other stuff though. I have legal documents to prove it.
It's not unusual for people to realize they don't actually like to do the job they went to school or studied or trained for.You seem to be in a position where you recognize that and want to pivot to something education-adjacent. That's good for you. I wouldn't beat myself up about something like that. Put your experience and education to good use doing something else.
I always thought subjects like math should be taught by people with a more advanced understanding of it than the level they teach. Good for him, maybe one in every bunch might go on to make good use of enthusiasm they picked up in his class, in some academic or STEM capacity.
Can see it maybe getting a little frustrating though. I was interested in higher maths as a kid, but teachers were hesitant to even demonstrate any of it beyond what was in the curriculum (I knew well at least one of them was into higher math too, I saw the books). Always wondered what would happen to a third grade teacher if they swallowed their fear and wrote "2x+y" or something on the chalkboard. Does it awaken Baba Yaga?
Can see it maybe getting a little frustrating though. I was interested in higher maths as a kid, but teachers were hesitant to even demonstrate any of it beyond what was in the curriculum (I knew well at least one of them was into higher math too, I saw the books). Always wondered what would happen to a third grade teacher if they swallowed their fear and wrote "2x+y" or something on the chalkboard. Does it awaken Baba Yaga?
Aged 11 I guessed the existence of trigonometry, my maths teacher went ballistic - "you can't learn that yet, you'll have to wait"
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That sounds accurate.
hugely fwiw (i'm not a professional educator):
I guess maybe they don't want kids getting to far ahead of their aptitude or maybe learning a subject they don't have a good enough handle on the building blocks for? Maybe they're just afraid of being yelled at for straying from curriculum? But I can't think of a single reason for the acrimony against kids or why keeping them bored to tears on learning the same maths over and over again for like five years is important and/or a Good Idea. If they're ready to move on, have some tutors if you can't have a dedicated AP class and send them there when math comes up?
It's my opinion that schools do a huge disfavor to talented kids early on by having no AP classes and letting them just get used to coasting for 5-7 years. As soon as it gets hard, they break down.
"Welcome to 10th grade English! Remember the basics you went over in second grade? We'll be covering that for the next four months."
barf
hugely fwiw (i'm not a professional educator):
I guess maybe they don't want kids getting to far ahead of their aptitude or maybe learning a subject they don't have a good enough handle on the building blocks for? Maybe they're just afraid of being yelled at for straying from curriculum? But I can't think of a single reason for the acrimony against kids or why keeping them bored to tears on learning the same maths over and over again for like five years is important and/or a Good Idea. If they're ready to move on, have some tutors if you can't have a dedicated AP class and send them there when math comes up?
It's my opinion that schools do a huge disfavor to talented kids early on by having no AP classes and letting them just get used to coasting for 5-7 years. As soon as it gets hard, they break down.
"Welcome to 10th grade English! Remember the basics you went over in second grade? We'll be covering that for the next four months."
barf
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Many schools have multiple levels of classes based on aptitude. The issue with having multiple levels of math classes is that there is literally a shortage of math teachers. Filling one position is hard enough. And then funding...etc.
Wealthier schools will of course be better able to provide multi level courses and supports. The irony of the situation is that it is the poorest districts that need to up their support staff, tutors, etc.
Aside from the funding issues I have yet to hear a good solution to the problem of high achieving educators not wanting to teach in the ghetto. Not really fair to send some white girl straight out of school into an unsafe and unsupportive system. I have a white girl cousin who did that and instead of planning to stay in the classroom, she enrolled in an Ivy League principal program. I am so happy for her.
Wealthier schools will of course be better able to provide multi level courses and supports. The irony of the situation is that it is the poorest districts that need to up their support staff, tutors, etc.
Aside from the funding issues I have yet to hear a good solution to the problem of high achieving educators not wanting to teach in the ghetto. Not really fair to send some white girl straight out of school into an unsafe and unsupportive system. I have a white girl cousin who did that and instead of planning to stay in the classroom, she enrolled in an Ivy League principal program. I am so happy for her.
i got put up to the most senior class at my first school two years before i was actually supposed to be in that class. i effectively studied the same 'final year' curriculum 3 times.Dilbert_X wrote:
Aged 11 I guessed the existence of trigonometry, my maths teacher went ballistic - "you can't learn that yet, you'll have to wait"
aren't we special? in which year were you fagged?
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Regarding class placement...I know this is only tangentially related to what you guys are talking about but it was something from my textbook on intellectual disabilities I found really interesting that I would have never known if I didn't read it today. We have to write weekly chapter summary essays and I picked this quote of text to write about so that's why I can copy and paste something so big.
“The prevalence of intellectual disabilities also varies a great deal as a function of age. Across all levels of IQ, the highest prevalence occurs in the 6-to-19 age range—over 97% of those with intellectual disabilities served under IDEA, an estimated 70% of the total population with intellectual disabilities. The pattern of prevalence is similar for those with intellectual disabilities but who have IQs of 50 and above, except that an even higher percentage falls into the 6-19 age range and smaller percentages in the preschool and postschool ranges. Several factors contribute to this pattern. The years of formal schooling are particularly taxing for those with intellectual disabilities because the task require conceptual performance in areas in which they are most deficient. The drop in prevalence after school years is interesting and occurs for reasons related to but somewhat different from incidence influences. After formal education, many individuals with intellectual disabilities are placed back in an environment where the demands focus less on their areas of greatest difficulty. They seem more able to adapt in the postschool environment. In addition to a lower incidence during postschool years, prevalence also is reduced because some individuals may no longer be functioning as disabled and are thus “declassified.” This reduction in prevalence has often been referred to as the phenomenon of “Disappearing” or “6-hour” disability (referring to the time spent in school each day). This may indicate that the school curriculum is out of phase with later life and may not represent effective education, at least for these people.”
malnutrition, of any sort, during early years can be catastrophic. it's why poor people are in a hopeless spiral. they have kids, don't/can't afford to feed them properly, and the early years hit to IQ is irreparable.
in addition, malnutrition is linked to anti-social disorders and poor impulse control. it literally retards neural development and starves key areas of the brain responsible for emotional and intellectual intelligence.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 … 005027.htm
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionrevie … 67/1859597
interesting conclusion from that paragraph.
in addition, malnutrition is linked to anti-social disorders and poor impulse control. it literally retards neural development and starves key areas of the brain responsible for emotional and intellectual intelligence.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 … 005027.htm
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionrevie … 67/1859597
interesting conclusion from that paragraph.
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The same chapter explained that researchers concluded 50% of intellectual disability cases are preventable. Malnutrition, drugs, bad pregnancy, etc. I actually laughed and shook my head when I learned that statistic. It's not haha funny but what a world we would live in if we could have instead made 50% of people with ID into people with a normal IQ range. Can you imagine what we lost in the modern U.S. due to poor funding of prenatal care alone?uziq wrote:
malnutrition, of any sort, during early years can be catastrophic. it's why poor people are in a hopeless spiral. they have kids, don't/can't afford to feed them properly, and the early years hit to IQ is irreparable.
in addition, malnutrition is linked to anti-social disorders and poor impulse control. it literally retards neural development and starves key areas of the brain responsible for emotional and intellectual intelligence.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 … 005027.htm
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionrevie … 67/1859597
interesting conclusion from that paragraph.