Comments on: “random new york”, 1998 http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Wed, 23 May 2012 20:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: rascalpants http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-27115 rascalpants Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:39 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-27115 lived in NYC during the same time... completely relate to the feeling... but I disagree about the dues part, at least from a "management ignoring the underlings" point of view. Some of the best ideas come from those individuals that have not yet become jaded by their working environment, and great companies understand this... and allow these fresh ideas to grow. It is as simple as listening to these ideas and finding something positive to say about them... and on occasion, acting on them. rp lived in NYC during the same time… completely relate to the feeling… but I disagree about the dues part, at least from a “management ignoring the underlings” point of view.

Some of the best ideas come from those individuals that have not yet become jaded by their working environment, and great companies understand this… and allow these fresh ideas to grow.

It is as simple as listening to these ideas and finding something positive to say about them… and on occasion, acting on them.

rp

]]> By: Adesh Sidu http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-26807 Adesh Sidu Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:10:40 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-26807 Read somewhere,every rejection is incremental payment for dues. Consider you are ploughing it back in your work. Read somewhere,every rejection is incremental payment for dues. Consider you are ploughing it back in your work.

]]> By: Jonathan Vaudreuil http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-26800 Jonathan Vaudreuil Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:31:48 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-26800 When I graduated college I had been working in a lumber yard, and I told my best friend I was done paying my dues. "Done? You aren't done paying ALL your dues." So true, so true, and yet as a youngin' I still have delusions of having arrived. I've arrived at the doorstep of my next adventure, that's about it. When I graduated college I had been working in a lumber yard, and I told my best friend I was done paying my dues.

“Done? You aren’t done paying ALL your dues.”

So true, so true, and yet as a youngin’ I still have delusions of having arrived. I’ve arrived at the doorstep of my next adventure, that’s about it.

]]> By: @Little_Lawyer http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-26798 @Little_Lawyer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:18 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-26798 I'm telling myself everyday to get over myself. I may try this in a New Yoiker accent in an attempt to make it work. Excellent post, excellent blog - especially enjoyed your "living in Manhattan" piece. You're a talented writer, thank you. I’m telling myself everyday to get over myself. I may try this in a New Yoiker accent in an attempt to make it work.

Excellent post, excellent blog — especially enjoyed your “living in Manhattan” piece. You’re a talented writer, thank you.

]]> By: Tanya http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-26796 Tanya Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:36:29 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-26796 LOVE this post... Yes, we do indeeeed do a great deal of 'dues paying' :) till we figure out our passion and how to weave it into ALL that we do LOVE this post… Yes, we do indeeeed do a great deal of ‘dues paying’ :) till we figure out our passion and how to weave it into ALL that we do

]]> By: Skyle http://gapingvoid.com/2009/11/05/random-new-york-1998/#comment-26795 Skyle Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:36:17 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=6599#comment-26795 I just moved to NYC, so this is timely. I laughed reading this, because it's something my favorite person in the world (my Nana) would always say: "get over yourself" Indeed it's just what I needed to hear today :) I just moved to NYC, so this is timely. I laughed reading this, because it’s something my favorite person in the world (my Nana) would always say: “get over yourself” Indeed it’s just what I needed to hear today :)

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