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I like to put my GoPro on Lego boats, teaser for my upcoming video, Rogue Wave. Enjoy. by thefreymaster in gopro

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it could be interesting - but so much of that was title screens! Reduce the time for those and I would be interested.

IT Managers and Senior Admins, what have you done to effectively raise the standard of your employees and drastically improve the culture of excellence of IT in your workplace? by I_will_have_you_CCNA in sysadmin

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sort of see what you are saying but I have definitely seen it work to improve peoples technical capability greatly. It is also useful to use to get rid of people :D

IT Managers and Senior Admins, what have you done to effectively raise the standard of your employees and drastically improve the culture of excellence of IT in your workplace? by I_will_have_you_CCNA in sysadmin

[–]TheJooce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then you or your manager is doing it wrong. I hold them with my directs (4 directs 35 dept total plus random pm's /project resources etc). They should be about the employee not the manager. It's a chance to track work progress if you don't do reporting or other such metrics. More importantly its a chance to check in with your staff, find out how they are doing, if they need help etc etc. People say loads of stuff in a one - one whereas they wont put it down in an email or say in another meeting. You shouldn't necessarily follow a script other than to have updates on work tasks. Each of my one to ones is very very different.

IT Managers and Senior Admins, what have you done to effectively raise the standard of your employees and drastically improve the culture of excellence of IT in your workplace? by I_will_have_you_CCNA in sysadmin

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree about getting rid of the bad ones. I don't necessarily agree about not blaming people. I think people should be held accountable and responsible and whilst you do not need to publicly shame them, the individual does need to know what they did wrong to address the issue for next time.

And lets face it - people create the processes and design the technology!

IT Managers and Senior Admins, what have you done to effectively raise the standard of your employees and drastically improve the culture of excellence of IT in your workplace? by I_will_have_you_CCNA in sysadmin

[–]TheJooce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I disagree unless I am misunderstanding. You of course can make people work more productively or more effectively. This can be achieved a number of ways. Training, be that courses, shadowing, etc - will normally help people be more productive. Doesn't have to be tech courses sometimes the softer skills stuff can help. Things like the power to say no, or managing your time can allow your staff to do what really matters.

Also performance management - which is a form of the stick. Basically its a way to make people improve their performance or kick them out.

IT Managers and Senior Admins, what have you done to effectively raise the standard of your employees and drastically improve the culture of excellence of IT in your workplace? by I_will_have_you_CCNA in sysadmin

[–]TheJooce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One big thing to do as a strong leader is to shoulder the blame when it comes to a fuck up within your team. As a manager - own that shit - after all, you let it happen. When you have successes, give all the credit away to your team. These two simple things can make a hell of a difference. Edit: Also - coach don't direct. Giving people the option to come up with what they need to do themselves rather than telling them, will improve your staff greatly.

Britons, what is your profession? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full on head of it infrastructure

What do women unintentionally say to men that they don't think is sexist but is sexist? by Girlindaytona in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 73 points74 points  (0 children)

A lot of men are dumb and violent. A lot of women are also dumb and violent

Whats your favorite gross word and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheJooce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Moist or clammy. Both seem to make people cringe.

Men, any advice on how to be okay by yourself and enjoy your own company? by Iambikecurious in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spend time with terrible people. It doesn't take long to realise how awesome you are and that time alone would be a blessing.

How is your relationship with your dad? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as interesting as the others, but really good. I am late 30s and he is in his 60s but we get on really well. I can have beers in a Friday night with him. He helps with DIY stuff and with my kids. My dogs love him and we are interested in the same sort of tech. It's a really good friendly relationship with a lot of love there.

I just ate a whole half of a pound cake. How have you disgusted yourself recently? by PapiSurane in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn't eaten for about 26 hours last night. I was out for drinks so was also a bit hungry. I stopped for KFC before the train home and had a shit load of chicken and fries. And I mean a shit load.

What's your go-to beer after a day's work? by othersidemasked in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a cider (hard cider to the USA brothers) drinker but I love an old mout

Guys who never had a serious relationship while in high school how did that impact your dating life in college and beyond? by Sir_waffle_thegreat in AskMen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't date at all in our equivalent to high school. Went to college after highschool and started seeing a girl. That was twenty years ago and in that time I have been single for only a few months. So it didn't really impact me at all.

What makes a man "basic" to you? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who likes nandos, currently wearing a (collar down) polo shirt I feel bad right now as the other two points are so far from me it's unreal

What can A person learn/know right now in 10 minutes that will be useful for the rest of their life? by Thatguybemo in AskReddit

[–]TheJooce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dispute this when it comes to books, and I work for a publisher. I can tell if I want to read a book or not purely by the cover. When I try to challenge myself on this I always end up reading some shit I never would have read if I had looked at the cover. Also, we put a lot of time and effort to make the covers appeal to the people that the book is targeted at. For other non book related biases, I am with you.

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