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Old 05-26-2010, 06:24 PM   #1
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If you spend more than an hour on something you should have just reloaded Windows.
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But I don't want you to just wipe it out and start over. I want you to actually figure out what the problem is and fix it!!
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Old 05-31-2010, 04:12 PM   #2
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If you spend more than an hour on something you should have just reloaded Windows.
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But I don't want you to just wipe it out and start over. I want you to actually figure out what the problem is and fix it!!
Funny, because that part is more like "I have some free time to jack around and learn something new (maybe/maybe not useful), which really doesn't advance any business objectives unless this is, or is likely to be a recurring issue."

It's like they are asking you to waste your time. On the clock.
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