π“œπ“ͺ𝓻𝓼π“ͺ𝓡𝓲𝓼 β“₯Apr 19, 2023

When someone disagrees with you online & demands you prove your point to their satisfaction by writing a logically sound defense, u can save a lot of time by not doing that.

Dude, I've known u for ten seconds & enjoyed none of them, I'm not taking homework assignments from you.

Show threadMartha Howell
@iammarsalis
My fav is when they demand you cite sources for your facts. Dude, go look it the f up yourself. I'm not your editor. The world wide web is there for all of us.
Apr 19, 2023 at 4:49amWeb
Show threadeyrea πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Apr 19, 2023
@MHowell @iammarsalis Let Me Google That For You is a fine tool to use in such rebuttals.
Show threadTheSpaniardApr 20, 2023
@eyrea @MHowell @iammarsalis I sent LMGTFY links at work. or ask if there's a PBKAC
Show threadMartha HowellApr 20, 2023

@TheSpaniard @eyrea @iammarsalis
I used to crab to my boss that Someone has to look it up, and Someone didn't always have to be me.

She replied that I was so fast. Learned skill. Learn it, everyone else on the team.

Show threadeyrea πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Apr 20, 2023
@MHowell @TheSpaniard @iammarsalis At an old job I got in trouble for offering lunch & learns for anyone missing Word skills. The whole team worked in Word all day. Sigh.
Show threadTheSpaniardApr 20, 2023
@eyrea @MHowell @iammarsalis I've been at 3 different places where I had the "privilege" of teaching people Excel. Which they should have known.
Show threadMartha HowellApr 20, 2023
@eyrea @TheSpaniard @iammarsalis
I produced training docs for the team in a widely-used software that had extensive training that no one "had time to do." So much easier and time-sensitive to send me an email and have me do the research for them!
Show threadTheSpaniardApr 20, 2023
@MHowell @eyrea @iammarsalis I honestly should have taken the job offer from our SAP consultant when they offered me a fat check to travel and teach. I spent so much time teaching in my job, I got written up for spending too much time on it.
Show threadeyrea πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Apr 20, 2023
@TheSpaniard @MHowell @iammarsalis "written up" for teaching skills *facepalm*
Show threadTheSpaniardApr 20, 2023
@eyrea @MHowell @iammarsalis that was the day I started looking for another job.
Show threadMartha HowellApr 20, 2023
@TheSpaniard @eyrea @iammarsalis
I am 62, My career advice:
- They may "love" your work, but will cut you loose in a nanosecond if it helps their bottom line. Loyalty and going above and beyond will not be rewarded.
- Change companies every 5-7 yrs. If not, you will never move up/get a decent raise, & without significant promotions you will be marked as a loser.
- You are old & useless once you turn 50, so consolidate your professional and financial position before you hit the magic number.
Show threadMartha HowellApr 20, 2023
@TheSpaniard @eyrea @iammarsalis
I can already see you are a good communicator. As a kid/young adult, I used to think that most people could teach someone else a skill, but now I realize that it's a relatively rare talent, when well done.
Show threadTheSpaniardApr 20, 2023
@MHowell @iammarsalis this one is especially fabulous when you TOLD them in your reply where to get the info.