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WCDT strips 4076-4080 (26th to 30th August 2019)
DSL:
Quoth Tova:
What, you think she could become a business owner without once having been employed and be good at it? Really?
Didn't say that; didn't say anything about Sam owning a business straightaway. I said it's a surprising attitude on her father's part. Perhaps I should have said it's a surprising attitude toward her desire to base her career on her talent at supplying a form of art for which there has been evidenced at least some demand. Very well; I now say that. I will further say it's a surprising attitude from an entrepreneur in an economy in which you never know what skills and abilities translate to an employer's needs.
You are free to make and state whatever interpretation you like of what I said; I cannot stop you. I will, however, insist you own that interpretation as your own, and not impute it to me.
Penquin47:
"Drawing skulls on robots" is not going to look good on a resume.
However, "spray artist, independent contractor through Union Robotics" will look fine, especially when paired with satisfied clients to have as references, and depending on the job she's applying for, pictures to include in a portfolio. It's a fine job for a young teenager. No different from babysitting or running a lawn care or dogwalking summer business, except that it comes with Faye and Bubbles who she can list as business references.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Tova on 26 Aug 2019, 15:26 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 26 Aug 2019, 15:19 ---Sam can possibly benefit from learning to plan, schedule, and follow through on projects. That's part of the overlap.
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That is definitely true, yes.
You could possibly even learn that without getting a job. Learning to lead people, on the other hand, does involve learning what makes for good leadership, and what makes for bad leadership. And there's really only one way to grok that.
And that's by starting at the bottom.
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[In a mockingly ridiculous voice] "But that's what business college is for."
Tova:
--- Quote from: DSL on 26 Aug 2019, 16:15 ---Quoth Tova:
What, you think she could become a business owner without once having been employed and be good at it? Really?
Didn't say that; didn't say anything about Sam owning a business straightaway. I said it's a surprising attitude on her father's part. Perhaps I should have said it's a surprising attitude toward her desire to base her career on her talent at supplying a form of art for which there has been evidenced at least some demand. Very well; I now say that. I will further say it's a surprising attitude from an entrepreneur in an economy in which you never know what skills and abilities translate to an employer's needs.
You are free to make and state whatever interpretation you like of what I said; I cannot stop you. I will, however, insist you own that interpretation as your own, and not impute it to me.
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I was asking, actually. I was aware that you hadn't said it, or I wouldn't have asked. It seemed a reasonable question given that you said (my emphasis):
--- Quote from: DSL on 26 Aug 2019, 10:17 ---Surprising attitude from a dad who's on record as saying: "Being someone else's employee is the worst."
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"It's a surprising attitude toward her desire to base her career on her talent at supplying a form of art for which there has been evidenced at least some demand."
Yes, perhaps you should have said that. It's hard for me to how the statement "Being someone else's employee is the worst" bears any relevance. But thanks for clarifying.
With regards to your new statement, I don't think it's that surprising, really. One can only suppose that he thinks that a career running a cafe (say) has solid potential, but a career as an artist does not. It's a common attitude.
DaiJB:
You do not eat Chaos Loaf. Chaos Loaf eats you.
Re May's new chassis: something intimidating, physically and sexually. She has stated that she has had a lifetime of hating humans - yet she gleefully anticipated making a living out of sexual favours for those same humans, including doing "unspeakable things to a human man with a watermelon" :-P
Makes me wonder - would a dominatrix role suit May? Coming soon! - "May meets Marten's Mom" :-D
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