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Recent content by Rich Gray

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    How can I support my ASD employees?

    During my daughters IEP (I think that she has Asperger's like I do) each of the five teachers would read this copy and pasted "she does not flap her hands or rock" bit . . . every time I looked at them and said "I do not flap my hands or rock." There were other parts that I put in my two cents...
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    Meltdowns at work due to stress

    I was told that I would (a) know the results of my interview with another department by Monday or Tuesday, and that (b) I would be able to email and ask questions. The interview was cut short, and after I took three steps from the conference-room I heard laughter from the adjacent managers room...
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    Who has an Asperger's Diagnosis and is an Autodidact?

    The best way for me to learn is to break the thing down, and build it up. I do so in a word processer. Most things in a work environment are not written down as a procedure, and if they are they are not well written. Most people do not learn like I (we?) do. I need notes. I need to write...
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    I need to chill, beyond that I need advice.

    The stress comes from poor metrics that are full of loopholes. Agents can directly or indirectly harm other agents. I cannot just sit down and work. I need to monitor things that I should not be monitoring and change my behavior to maximize my score in a flawed system. I just want to work...
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    I need to chill, beyond that I need advice.

    In America we are in an interesting economic spot. The millennials are entering the time of their lives when folks spend the most amount of money, and they outnumber everyone (as in the population within that age range is the largest population band). Economic stuff is going to be effected by...
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    I need to chill, beyond that I need advice.

    Should I be happy just to have a job? I mean I can come to work, and get paid doing something that I am pretty good at. Should I try to get recognition? Should I just shut up, sit down, and be happy that I am working?
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    I need to chill, beyond that I need advice.

    The good: I have a job. The job can pay more than I expected to earn when I reentered the workforce (I was a stay-at-home-dad). This year I earned the most that I have ever earned from a job (from overtime and sales bonuses). They hired me because I passed the test to get an insurance license...
  8. Rich Gray

    How did you know which job you would go on to do?

    My current job was random. My wife showed me the position, and I applied. The lady from the agency asked me over and over again if I thought that I could pass the insurance exams. It was interesting. I stressed over the tests, but passed. They only tell you if you pass or fail, so I have no...
  9. Rich Gray

    What do you look for in your "ideal" mate?

    Female Various physical qualities within a standard variation (someone I find attractive) Strong in areas where I am weak (sociable extrovert) Intelligent Economically competent Similar or neutral philosophy and political ideology Educated My buying and selling things for fun annoys my wife...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    Sometimes you have to hurt peoples feelings. Sometimes it is a bad idea. If the subject mater at hand is important, then often one should be open and honest and this may hurt peoples feelings. Folks also need a knob. These ideas are not an on/off switch. It would seem that some want...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    Politically correct: tends to lean towards the individual is more important than the group. Conservatives: tend to lean towards the group is more important than the individual (a good thing). Liberals: tend to lean towards the individual is more important than the group (a good thing)...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    The original poster is liberal and her boyfriend is conservative. This is part of the communication difficulty. I personally think that both have value and both are needed. I also think that a large part of whether or not you are conservative or liberal is biological . . . so one side trying...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    Propaganda and marketing are fascinating. We definitely have a great deal of propaganda and marketing going on when someone says one thing, and does another. Or when people believe someone whom is blatantly lying. Or when we are told not to trust other sources of information in order to...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    It is interesting to hear what he thinks about various studies and topics that I enjoy. He talks about IQ, sociology, and liberal/conservative behavior (he is conservative). I find it interesting to hear a conservative perspective, in general. It could be useful, fun, or interesting for the...
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    BF disputes EVERYTHING I say

    Basically I think that we have liberal brains and conservative brains for a reason. I think that many of us are just born with a liberal or conservative brain. Both are successful. Both should be valued. They are personality traits and we developed them for a reason. I do not even know...
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