Comments on: Notes from a grouchy networker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:09:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Overalls http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/comment-page-1/#comment-220869 Overalls Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:57:29 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/#comment-220869 Penelope, that made me laugh so much. Networking can be incredibly boring, especially if it is with a corporatized stiff who thinks that working in a big organisation is a great career and subsequently, they have no personality. I find that people from smaller companies are far more dynamic, interesting and involved. I like people that look forward rather than back and smaller company people tend to do this if the company is looking to grow. I always endup choosing a meeting place to reflect the personality that I think I'm going to meet as well, boring person - boring location. Penelope, that made me laugh so much. Networking can be incredibly boring, especially if it is with a corporatized stiff who thinks that working in a big organisation is a great career and subsequently, they have no personality. I find that people from smaller companies are far more dynamic, interesting and involved. I like people that look forward rather than back and smaller company people tend to do this if the company is looking to grow. I always endup choosing a meeting place to reflect the personality that I think I'm going to meet as well, boring person – boring location.

]]> By: TJ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/comment-page-1/#comment-135115 TJ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:38:41 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/#comment-135115 The way networking is portrayed always makes it seem so painful. I wish career advisors would stress the importance of helping people instead. Spending time with powerful people you don't like is frustrating, but helping people can be very fulfilling and actually accomplishes more than meeting others at boring "networking" events. The way networking is portrayed always makes it seem so painful. I wish career advisors would stress the importance of helping people instead. Spending time with powerful people you don't like is frustrating, but helping people can be very fulfilling and actually accomplishes more than meeting others at boring "networking" events.

]]> By: jrandom42 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/comment-page-1/#comment-134253 jrandom42 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:53:15 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2004/09/10/notes-from-a-grouchy-networker/#comment-134253 If this is what networking really is like, I'd rather stay home, disassemble and reassemble my computer, uninstall and reinstall all my software and enjoy surfing the Internet. I'd be doing something I useful and be enjoying myself more. This sounds more like procedures prohibted by the Supreme Court that fall under the catagory of cruel and unusual punishment. The only reason it doesn't is because it's self inflicted. If this is what networking really is like, I'd rather stay home, disassemble and reassemble my computer, uninstall and reinstall all my software and enjoy surfing the Internet. I'd be doing something I useful and be enjoying myself more.

This sounds more like procedures prohibted by the Supreme Court that fall under the catagory of cruel and unusual punishment. The only reason it doesn't is because it's self inflicted.

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