tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post6014928179891601264..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Managing Generation CupcakeStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58504632951416931932016-04-11T10:47:43.041-07:002016-04-11T10:47:43.041-07:00"Serious investment bankers begin their caree..."Serious investment bankers begin their careers by working very long hours, by sacrificing their social lives and by doing boring scut work."<br /><br />And you look down on people who don't think this is the way they want to live?Recruiting Animalhttp://recruitinganimal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-86330829748430532172016-04-09T14:29:37.397-07:002016-04-09T14:29:37.397-07:001. I worked for Admirals & Generals. The ones ...1. I worked for Admirals & Generals. The ones I knew had schedules that planned their lives to the minute. They were virtual slaves to schedules. <br /><br />I was lucky by comparison. I merely had to write speeches on my own. Sometimes 2 at the same time. No help or guidance. I never knew if any were OK. Fast feedback if one was not. V rarely happened. Started having nightmares AFTER retiring. Lucky.<br /><br />2. I worked in a Chicago VA Hospital, early 70s. The med/surg Residents did 80 & 100 hour weeks. Always on call. I actually assisted at a 2 am emergency surgery. Patient went into shock, died.<br /><br />They sure weren't snowflakes then. -- Rich LaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-32471178630396460662016-04-09T08:38:28.109-07:002016-04-09T08:38:28.109-07:00One colleague was complaining about how junior sta...One colleague was complaining about how junior staff only got metal rather than wooden desks in their offices, calling it a 'microagression.'KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-77191783946466007312016-04-09T08:33:59.508-07:002016-04-09T08:33:59.508-07:00Young doctors re also special snowflakes. They fre...Young doctors re also special snowflakes. They frequently call in sick, both men and women,KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-91332002240749923142016-04-09T07:53:21.408-07:002016-04-09T07:53:21.408-07:00Thanks for the correction....Thanks for the correction....Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-28880312366010347002016-04-09T07:44:55.868-07:002016-04-09T07:44:55.868-07:00I see Kelly talked recently about "Cupcake na...I see Kelly talked recently about "Cupcake nation":<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBXdE2qrLXI Free Speech On College Campus - No American Flag - Cupcake Nation Alert - The Kelly File<br /><br />Perhaps it is building on her older "Toughen up, Buttercup" phrase that she got from her personal trainer.<br />http://www.salon.com/2015/04/23/megyn_kelly_lashes_out_at_feminist_buttercups_who_needs_to_toughen_up/<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-32977122509959201342016-04-09T07:44:31.708-07:002016-04-09T07:44:31.708-07:00Leave hard work to the hard workers! And when tho...Leave hard work to the hard workers! And when those banking firms move off-shore, complain semi-vigorously.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com