Jan 13th 2011, 16:49:04
Oh man... after 14 years, I've learned:
...that you can almost always get a near facsimile of what you want/need by treating people with respect and by using the appropriate negotiation skills.
...that I have a place to stay almost anywhere in the world (except maybe Malaysia or wherever Elitez and Espion were from - lol).
...how to work a help desk (which ended up changing my career path).
...that, despite totally sucking at math in school AND being blond, I can do math with the best of 'em and almost win a text-based strategy game.
...some pretty incredible leadership and coordination skills, because getting almost 200 people from all over the world to fight together for a common goal AND keeping them in line takes some serious SKILLZ. :p
...that people lie more often than not, and no amount of giving them the benefit of the doubt will change that.
...that you still have to give people the benefit of the doubt, even if people lie more often than not.
...that no matter what question you have, a community like this knows the answer. Sure, you'll have to sift through a hundred sarcastic and derogatory posts to find it, but someone here knows it and will help you out.
...that communities like this are inherently helpful in other ways too, like when you're in a bind at work and need something done in a hurry. :)
So basically, I've learned that most of you are awesome and I wouldn't trade any of the time I've 'wasted' being a part of this community. (Okay, maybe I would trade some of those 20-hour days spent on the computer while I was leading TIE, because that was just stupid... but meh. lol)
I cannot see your signature - so if it's witty, put it in a post instead! :p
archaic: Patty, if it was you wearing it, I'd consider a fuzzy pink pig suit to be lingerie. Patty makes pork rock.