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0 pointsmgkimsal15y ago0 comments

Seeing "the social network" is not universally appealing - sorry.

Restaurant, yeah, I get that. And now and then group activities - sure. But weekly frisbee outings at the beach, etc - too much.

I'm a bit wary of people who love the idea of working for someone else, period. If you love a job, I question what great things you can do.

Of course, many people from all walks of life do accomplish great things in all capacities, so perhaps judging someone based on your own view of what they should and shouldn't love is a tad short-sighted.

BTW, if JC isn't participating in all those group outings, what message is that sending to everyone else? They're socially pressured in to company rah-rah BS while he's above it?

EDIT - just saw a JC reply re: activities. Cool enough - no t everyone can make everything. Got it.

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dkersten15y ago· 1 in thread

Restaurant, yeah, I get that.

Depends on the restaurant. If I don't like, for example, italian food, and the company goes to an italian restaurant, I may want to opt out. What if everyone else loved italian food and always wanted to go there? I would argue that there really isn't very much that is universally appealing.

mgkimsalOP15y ago

Agreed, even that. I was trying to be charitable. Similar situation - had a group that loved seafood. I hate seafood. I'd go now and then, but angled for non-seafood places to balance things out (and it worked). Had they insisted on seafood all the time, I'd have bowed out of those gatherings (as politely as possible).

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