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[adrianh]

She is hoping to start on Monday. Her ex boss wants her to stay on for another week though, but her collegues are trying to find a replacement quickly. She has been working with me for the past 2 weeks. She was so eager to get started that we work via email. I would send her JPG's etc and she would return the drawing files. She prefers to use Autocad which is fine because I can import the files into Rhino. She is really great, we seem to be on the same wavelength and I don't have to explain anything in great detail for her to understand what I need. It would be great if she could start tomorrow, I've got so much laser work at the momemt that I am going to have to work the entire weekend. It's amazing how we're being flooded with laser work though word of mouth.

[tec0]

The perfect position for the perfect PA would be on the lap!

I hope she is OK with your other requirements.....

[pmbguy]

@ adrianh-What does your wife say?....... is she Fit?


This year I decided to get myself an apprentice, I tested my first one about 2 weeks ago, and to say the least it was disappointing, he seemed so keen at first. Smart, seemed like a hard worker. But the penny dropped when we started working, nothing hectic. He must have thought he would just sit back and download drivers and get some face book. When he dropped energy and plak on his first day at around 11, I paid him for the whole day, had a nice chat to him and sent him on his way.

[adrianh]

@pmbguy - She's fit alright! - the wife has actually met her yet. Oh, well, I'll just say I didn't notice because of her superior skills (ADHD you know....)

The way to interview them is to give them a task and see how they fare. If they are too doff then its better for them to hit the road. When I was into electronics I would give them a bit of vero board, components, a circuit diagram and ask them to build it. Not a single one could read components, a schematic or solder worth $h!t. Then there is the BBM / Facebook thing. I don't mind the odd communication but I don't like having people who have full on realtime chats.

[pmbguy]

Young people in general, don’t know how to use their hands other than on a keyboard, scared to get dirty... they are. In my mind a good apprentice must take initiative and not be scared to ask any question and be enthusiastic about learning.

Dont call it ADHD, call it ACE (Active Creativity and Energy). Diagnosing creative and energetic people is far too easy. This is a big reason why I am changing direction away from clinical (psychology). I am fundamentally at odds with what is deemed "Pathology" and how it is subsequently treated, and the reaction of treatment. Our knowledge of the brain is extremely limited. So say for example a person has PDSD and one of the symptoms are flash backs from the traumatic event (among others). The patient is then given, what really are, mind altering drugs. Thats the point, to alter the mind to achieve a healthier state. But here's the problem. The drug may have eliminated the flash backs, but the whole brain has been changed ("Temporarily") in total. Its like having a black wattle tree infestation and deploying a Thermal Nuclear Bomb (1MeGaTon yiEld) to eradicate it. Sure the wattle is gone, but you have changed and possibly damaged the brain. This is only my humble opinion. (I am not saying anybody should go off their meds. In fact, that is a bad idea)

I say F*%# ADHD call it energy and creativity and ride the bitch


Oh yes.....I am thinking of playing a trick on my wife...... I am going to get my friends friend to pretend she is coming to be interviewed. They have not met and she is very good looking..... he he he.......my wife expression will be priceless. I want to somehow record her reaction and observe. I will take the prank all the way....."you got the job"....bla bla bla....I am going to very exited during the interview and flirt with her and she with me......Oho00....its gona be good! One for the books boys!

[adrianh]

What you say about the treatment of "mental illness" is very true. A range of symptoms are treated but it also creates a whole host of side effects. SSRI's have some interesting and pleasant side effects though...lets call it the viagra effect.

I also like the ACE idea.

My wife isn't fazed about such things. The last lady that worked with us was 28, unmarried and not bad looking. She stayed for 5 years before returning to Germany. The thing is that a young female is the best person for the job. We need a person who has a feel for the feminine side of art and creation - you know - a girly girl (I don't mean this in a bad way, to the contrary, I say it with the utmost respect) My wife and I are just too doff to do artistic drawing with feminine flair. We are both 90% left brain.

[pmbguy]

Nobody likes a sausage festival.
It is good to have both men and woman in the workplace. The full circle of human expression is heard and applied.

As long as not very hot and heavy at the office. I can recall some bad consequences when colleagues date....shit...

Just playing with the prank thing, I think

[pmbguy]

SSRI's have some interesting and pleasant side effects though...lets call it the viagra effect.

I am 29 so don’t need it yet, I think I would go howl up and down the city if I had to add mojo!

[adrianh]

Howl up and down the city....

Good one....all men are dogs hey!

[Phil Cooper]

As you get older you suffer from CRAFT syndrome.

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[pmbguy]

This shall pass

[pmbguy]

Good one....all men are dogs hey!

Are you on my wife’s side or what?

[pmbguy]

After the first day we got Maria...........I said to my wife “I think she is The One...! “
She works hard, but she has perks, plays MTVB and stuff while she is busy around the house. She loves music. Makes me Coffee and Tea and runs with the phone sometimes.
But hell! Lets just say she is not a metaphysical theorist. Anyway she always surprises me with the most random problem. Last month she managed to break my much cherished Diodaar table
Shame she was very sorry, I told her not to worry. It was hell funny when I asked her to re-enact the incident....
We moved the table closer to the wall at some point and Maria, instead of moving the table, wiggled herself, god knows how, between the table and the wall where she wall trying to clean the mirror. She got stuck and panic set in while she tried to free herself (110kg)......her survival instinct kicked in and she scrummed the table and herself to the floor! Unharmed




I told my wife that if she dies Maria will take over her position as domestic manager.....while I interview for a wife called “the sequel”

[adrianh]

Dunno about being on the wife's side....my new co-worker is absolutely drool-ishes....

I'm sure glad that God invented cute girls - can't think of a more pleasant way to share a day

[pmbguy]

I think it is actually beneficial to have girls at the office, everybody’s evolution kicks in. It has its problems but I believe it is a profitable strategy. Good fun too