The Curse of Gab (was: [CAUT] I am a genius)

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 09:44 AM 8/16/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, we have run the gamut, so to speak.  No harm in it--but I think the 
>original gripe was folks overstepping sensible boundaries and not allowing 
>us to get our work done.  Yes, of course, there are times for kindness and 
>listening--but not <every> time!
>
>Although I sent out memos asking to not be disturbed while I worked, I 
>still had very good rapport with the faculty.  Maybe that's the difference 
>in working for a small university.  I talked with faculty members enough 
>that sometimes I felt a little like a bartender.  I never repeated what I 
>was told--except once when there were hard feelings escalating between two 
>of them and I went to my closest friend on the faculty and told him what I 
>knew about the situation.  He took it from there and the situation improved.
>
>Now, at this huge auditorium, I find myself in situations where I'm 
>working and the union stage hands will come in to do some job.  One time, 
>they arrived to do some sort of backstage maintenance job, I smiled and 
>said hello and got back to my work.  I was regulating a piano and I had a 
>lot to do.  Occasionally they would walk past, make a comment and I would 
>respond, but I didn't pursue more conversation since I was intent on 
>getting my work done.  In the meantime, they finished their work, but 
>before they left, one said, "You were pretty quiet while working there and 
>I know what that means!"   Well, I didn't know what he meant, but I smiled 
>and said, "See you next time!"
>
>Hmmm, what <did> it mean?!
>
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT


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Conrad Hoffsommer
It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object realize that you are in a hurry.