Comments on: Five things that are about to stop sucking at work http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Entrepreneurial Lessons from “Weeds” | Bizzy Women http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-169519 Entrepreneurial Lessons from “Weeds” | Bizzy Women Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:08:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-169519 [...] And from what I hear a little flirting in the workplace has never hurt productivity. [...] [...] And from what I hear a little flirting in the workplace has never hurt productivity. [...]

]]> By: Cathy Goodwin http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-163971 Cathy Goodwin Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:16:53 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-163971 Not-so-high heels? I read that WSJ article too. The only really comfortable shoes cost as much as Manolo Blahniks. Even mid-heeled shoes will squash your toes, especially if your feet are shaped like little rectangles. Mine are. So men like women who like feminine? Thirty years ago men didn't want women in the workplace at all. Everybody used to like smoking, too. Isn't it a little medieval to say we must tolerate foot pain, stress, tendinitis and other conditions to gain acceptance in the workplace? Not-so-high heels? I read that WSJ article too. The only really comfortable shoes cost as much as Manolo Blahniks. Even mid-heeled shoes will squash your toes, especially if your feet are shaped like little rectangles. Mine are.

So men like women who like feminine? Thirty years ago men didn't want women in the workplace at all.

Everybody used to like smoking, too. Isn't it a little medieval to say we must tolerate foot pain, stress, tendinitis and other conditions to gain acceptance in the workplace?

]]> By: Shoeaholics Anonymous Shoe Blog » Blog Archive » Stop Sucking at Work http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-162664 Shoeaholics Anonymous Shoe Blog » Blog Archive » Stop Sucking at Work Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:02:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-162664 [...] that knows how much I like shoes and talking about them sent me this article by Penelope Trunk: Five things that are about to stop sucking at work.  I could not pass up sharing number 4… 4. The tyranny of high heels will give way to the [...] [...] that knows how much I like shoes and talking about them sent me this article by Penelope Trunk: Five things that are about to stop sucking at work.  I could not pass up sharing number 4… 4. The tyranny of high heels will give way to the [...]

]]> By: PCD http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159252 PCD Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:33:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159252 "Now he’s at Microsoft and his job is to buy companies." Is that another resume 'stretch'? "Now he’s at Microsoft and his job is to buy companies."

Is that another resume 'stretch'?

]]> By: So What if My Role Model is a Pot Dealer: Entrepreneurial Lessons from “Weeds” « worker biatch, interrupted http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159217 So What if My Role Model is a Pot Dealer: Entrepreneurial Lessons from “Weeds” « worker biatch, interrupted Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:30:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159217 [...] And from what I hear a little flirting in the workplace has never hurt productivity. [...] [...] And from what I hear a little flirting in the workplace has never hurt productivity. [...]

]]> By: Adam http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159086 Adam Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:12:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-159086 I think you missed this one Penelope "The tyranny of tech support will be exposed and they will actually offer help." I've been on both sides of the tech support equation (I'm one of the techies who tells you what happened, why, how to solve it next time, and/or if you even need to know those things) The problem isn't completely tech support, nor is it completely the user's fault. I'll even say both of those groups together don't even come close to half the blame. They're only the visible targets. (users and techies) "Users will demand programs that are, in fact, usable." Most program's user interfaces suck. They aren't usable. They don't work for humans in general. Users in general won't ever "get it". Until software companies (other than Apple) "get it" we all have to make do with stuff that promises productivity but only adds lots of aggravation to the minor productivity boosts. I think I'll put my soap box away before I really get into it ;) I think you missed this one Penelope

"The tyranny of tech support will be exposed and they will actually offer help."

I've been on both sides of the tech support equation (I'm one of the techies who tells you what happened, why, how to solve it next time, and/or if you even need to know those things)

The problem isn't completely tech support, nor is it completely the user's fault. I'll even say both of those groups together don't even come close to half the blame. They're only the visible targets. (users and techies)

"Users will demand programs that are, in fact, usable."

Most program's user interfaces suck. They aren't usable. They don't work for humans in general. Users in general won't ever "get it". Until software companies (other than Apple) "get it" we all have to make do with stuff that promises productivity but only adds lots of aggravation to the minor productivity boosts.

I think I'll put my soap box away before I really get into it ;)

]]> By: Another way I kinda grew up white. . . « Korean Adoptee Bride http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158698 Another way I kinda grew up white. . . « Korean Adoptee Bride Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:40:40 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158698 [...] Five things that are about to stop sucking at work [...] [...] Five things that are about to stop sucking at work [...]

]]> By: J http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158535 J Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:17:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158535 Women should care what they look like at work. As should men. Women should care what they look like at work.

As should men.

]]> By: LizD http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158302 LizD Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:07:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158302 #2 made me laugh, but I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole video. I've had tech support people tell me that what I see on the website doesn't exist. Then I create a PDF of what I see on the website, email it to them, and they claim the PDF says something different too. Both those bozos were frustrating. It made me think about an experience I had calling internal tech support at Harvard Med School. I had just gotten hired to work in a research lab, and had only worked on PCs (DOS and Windows) before. This lab had Macs. I knew there was a specific program on the Mac that I needed to use. I knew the name of the program. But I couldn't figure out how to start it or how to find it. It didn't appear to be on the desktop, and I didn't see any "start" button. None of the windows keyboard shortcuts seemed to do anything. No one else in the lab was around, so I called tech support. They told me that they didn't support the program I wanted to start, so they couldn't help me. I said I didn't need help with that program, I just wanted to know how to start any program that you didn't see on the desktop on a Mac. They said they didn't support that program. I asked what programs they supported. They weren't allowed to tell me. It went on like this for a while. I finally just had to wait for someone else who worked in the lab to come back and tell me how to access a program not on the desktop. This was 10 years ago and I'm still mad. I just felt so powerless! #2 made me laugh, but I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole video. I've had tech support people tell me that what I see on the website doesn't exist. Then I create a PDF of what I see on the website, email it to them, and they claim the PDF says something different too. Both those bozos were frustrating.

It made me think about an experience I had calling internal tech support at Harvard Med School. I had just gotten hired to work in a research lab, and had only worked on PCs (DOS and Windows) before. This lab had Macs. I knew there was a specific program on the Mac that I needed to use. I knew the name of the program. But I couldn't figure out how to start it or how to find it. It didn't appear to be on the desktop, and I didn't see any "start" button. None of the windows keyboard shortcuts seemed to do anything. No one else in the lab was around, so I called tech support. They told me that they didn't support the program I wanted to start, so they couldn't help me. I said I didn't need help with that program, I just wanted to know how to start any program that you didn't see on the desktop on a Mac. They said they didn't support that program. I asked what programs they supported. They weren't allowed to tell me. It went on like this for a while. I finally just had to wait for someone else who worked in the lab to come back and tell me how to access a program not on the desktop. This was 10 years ago and I'm still mad. I just felt so powerless!

]]> By: Maurice http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158074 Maurice Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:33:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/07/24/five-things-that-are-about-to-stop-sucking-at-work/#comment-158074 #1 internship are for rich white kids whos momy or daddy works in the business :-) I bet max mosley digs #5 #1 internship are for rich white kids whos momy or daddy works in the business :-)

I bet max mosley digs #5

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