Comments on: Friday smorgasbord: Moralists, ethicists and philosophers http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:42:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jason Alba http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1299 Jason Alba Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:00:26 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1299 I didn't cheat on my MBA, but I knew some guys that were all about "sharing information." The only thing I could do is shake my head and HOPE that I never got suckered into hiring anyone like that. They had great GPAs and after spending some time in the same room studying with them I found out why. I didn't cheat on my MBA, but I knew some guys that were all about "sharing information." The only thing I could do is shake my head and HOPE that I never got suckered into hiring anyone like that. They had great GPAs and after spending some time in the same room studying with them I found out why.

]]> By: CrankMama http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1159 CrankMama Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:37:26 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1159 "We now know that 24 hours without sleep for a week or sleeping four or five hours a night induces an impairment equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .1%. We would never say, 'This person is a great worker! He's drunk all the time!' yet we continue to celebrate people who sacrifice sleep for work." ** All I can say is AMEN! I think the corollary should be "This person is a great mother!! She's drunk all the time"... regarding the real & worrisome sleep deprivation that accompanies this sort of work as well. Ugh. "We now know that 24 hours without sleep for a week or sleeping four or five hours a night induces an impairment equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .1%. We would never say, 'This person is a great worker! He's drunk all the time!' yet we continue to celebrate people who sacrifice sleep for work."

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All I can say is AMEN! I think the corollary should be "This person is a great mother!! She's drunk all the time"… regarding the real & worrisome sleep deprivation that accompanies this sort of work as well.

Ugh.

]]> By: melanie gao http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1158 melanie gao Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:56:48 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/10/27/friday-smorgasbord-moralists-ethicists-and-philosophers/#comment-1158 I have a friend who told me once, "Sleep isn't a luxury, it's a weapon." I have a friend who told me once, "Sleep isn't a luxury, it's a weapon."

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