...or do you just want affirmation that you're right?
I thought I'd wait until there weren't any "hot" topics that easily relate to my thoughts...so folks wouldn't incorrectly think I'm pointing a finger at them.
But there's seems to be a clear pattern...
- Poster (usually relatively new) asks question "seeking advice"
- A variety of answers from various viewpoints come back
- Someone (usually more than one) candidly points out something the OP didn't want to hear
- OP begins arguing with this subset of responses that he/she doesn't like
- Other posters protest that the 'old guard' isn't nice...warm and friendly...welcoming. Sometimes they do the dreaded "PM thing" empathizing with each other about those old dudes.
- OP threatens to (and sometimes does) leave (as if thats somehow a penalty to those who tried to help with candid feedback)
So did the OP really want an answer? Or did he/she just want everyone to see it their way? Did their question come with an agenda already marked out?
As a parent...and as a manager in my profession...I have learned ...that most folks are "experiential" learners. That is, they have to experience life's hard knocks (and soft ones too) in order to learn about a situation. As a matter of fact, I think I learned THAT by experiencing it!
Are the 'old guard' posters being mean and nasty? Or are they just relaying their own 'hard knock' experiences so that maybe the questioner can avoid them?
Yes, I do know that my responses and others who have gone through a lot of these things can be a bit..."pithy" ....but I can tell you one thing for sure...thats not because I/we dislike new posters or think they're knuckleheads. Its almost always more like, "Oh yeah, I (or a friend...or a fellow poster) went through that or have seen that before...let me type something out quickly here to try and help them."
I dunno. Maybe another senseless post by me. Just something to think about though.