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W07VH5 |
I have always found it impossible to participate in these sort of things. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
Just participate and have fun with it. I like the the picture with the skulls. I would caption it, "Me in my basement." Although I would not recommend it for you. I can do it because it's my style. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Check with The H.R. dept. They have two lists. One involves questions or discussions that are acceptable ,prior to hiring, and another is Questions or conversations that are acceptable after hiring. The should have two lists of unacceptable subjects as well. Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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agree I play the game by keeping the answers as bland as possible no need to over-think it ------------------------ Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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| Ugly Bag of Mostly Water  |
Make your answers a bland and boring as possible. You don't want to attract attention in any way. And don't mention guns. Nobody needs to know you like, or have, guns. Endowment Life Member, NRA • Member, Gun Owners of America & Member, Arizona Citizens Defense League | |||
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Answer the way your Grandmother would. | |||
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| Low Profile Member |
meet them part way and send the second pic without any answers to the questions | |||
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Just be.... Bland. Movie: Mary Poppins. Book: Watership Down. Hobby: Knitting Tea Cozies. Vacation: Sunset Cruise on the Ohio River. At your best: When in a Zen like calm. Dislike: Peas. For a photo: Take a snap of your drivers license photo. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Fuck off is at the top of my list ..... The water in Washington won't clear up until we get the pigs out of the creek~Senator John Kennedy | |||
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delicately calloused |
Your favorite movie? Seven Your favorite book? Seven Favorite Band/Song: 7 Favorite hobby: 7 Your last best vacation?: seven You are best when...? 7 You dislike when...?Seven Profile pic:  You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
Yup. As a PM he should know; there's the right answer and then there's the politically correct answer. While the right answer, in this case, might be, "buzz off, I ain't playing your silly managerial games" the politically, I'm a team player answer would be, "Silence of the Lambs, disrupting a PM's unachievable schedule" etc. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
Where's the option of just ignoring the whole thing? Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| The Unmanned Writer |
Some managerial types get a wild hair up their ass and see that as someone who's not a team player then make it a life mission to get rid of said someone.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
I thought so as well, but I get the impression from the OP that this isn't an option. Another vote for being as bland and inoffensive as possible. | |||
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Bland and inoffensive is the right approach. Despite the fact that the real answer to the question "I am at my best when" is: "when project managers actually manage the project, accurately report on status, do not pretend to know the technical aspects and do not engage in bullshit like this". Is the answer you REALLY want to send back. Let me help you out. Which way did you come in? | |||
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| On the wrong side of the Mobius strip  |
I agree with the others who indicated to just play the game. Just keep track of what you put forth in case it comes up again with your team members. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
Hey, one's favorites frequently change. Women allegedly do it all the time. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
This shit has permeated corporate america. Our home office has a similar stupid game they play, and youre supposed to start meetings with your feelings... I'm Vaalic and I had to kill my neighbors last night for keeping me up with the hum of their refrigerator, so I may be a little distracted today. Stupid shit like that. I The millennials and stupid managers eat this shit up, instead of getting any real work done. Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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Your lucky you weren't on my team in Kosovo....I made 'em all do a "Murph" with armor on Memorial Day as a "team-building" exercise!  “People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” –Chuck Palahnuik Be harder to kill: https://preparefit.ck.page | |||
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You guys are so dull! Frayed was just trying to have some fun: He didn't want our advice!! Your replies show that you are all pussywhipped. Lighten up, people! (geez) | |||
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