http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/2007/08/07/on-automation/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/2007/08/07/on-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-18222 It Will Be What You Make Of It @ M@Blog Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:34:32 +0000 http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/?p=108#comment-18222 [...] As a consultant who frequently advises clients on hiring and vets candidates, there is a singular person who I love to see: The person in a forgivably-undervalued position, who is a sponge for learning, and takes it upon themselves to keep learning and playing and building their technology portfolio and skills, who wants to step up and take a swing at the next level. No whining that “my previous employments haven’t given me the opportunity to do X” or “at my last job we were all Z, so I never had a chance to play with Y”. I want to hear “My job isn’t challenging, I’ve been doing X and Y nights and weekends and really would like a shot applying what I’ve grown from a hobby”. THAT’S the difference between someone who gets “dead ended” and someone who doesn’t, regardless of their industry. [...] [...] As a consultant who frequently advises clients on hiring and vets candidates, there is a singular person who I love to see: The person in a forgivably-undervalued position, who is a sponge for learning, and takes it upon themselves to keep learning and playing and building their technology portfolio and skills, who wants to step up and take a swing at the next level. No whining that “my previous employments haven’t given me the opportunity to do X” or “at my last job we were all Z, so I never had a chance to play with Y”. I want to hear “My job isn’t challenging, I’ve been doing X and Y nights and weekends and really would like a shot applying what I’ve grown from a hobby”. THAT’S the difference between someone who gets “dead ended” and someone who doesn’t, regardless of their industry. [...]

]]> http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/2007/08/07/on-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-16548 Thoughts on Librarians as System Administrators @ M@Blog Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:23:56 +0000 http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/?p=108#comment-16548 [...] best for their userbase. They usually aren’t sticklers for 9-to-5. They generally embrace automating mundane things because they’re generally lazy. Wait… don’t hate me yet: Lazy is good. Lazy means [...] [...] best for their userbase. They usually aren’t sticklers for 9-to-5. They generally embrace automating mundane things because they’re generally lazy. Wait… don’t hate me yet: Lazy is good. Lazy means [...]

]]> http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/2007/08/07/on-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Steve Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:10:27 +0000 http://mattwork.potsdam.edu/blog/?p=108#comment-5168 Nicely said. Being somewhat obsessive compulsive when it comes to organization, automation is the natural compliment to the way I "think" too. You're RIGHT on the money about continually learning, adapting, and being willing to try new tasks and responsibilities or you'll find yourself obsolete pretty damn quick. Some people just don't like change, and while there is some merit in saying "change for the sake of change is bad", resisting change where it makes things better, structured, efficient, and automated is "good." Nicely said. Being somewhat obsessive compulsive when it comes to organization, automation is the natural compliment to the way I “think” too. You’re RIGHT on the money about continually learning, adapting, and being willing to try new tasks and responsibilities or you’ll find yourself obsolete pretty damn quick. Some people just don’t like change, and while there is some merit in saying “change for the sake of change is bad”, resisting change where it makes things better, structured, efficient, and automated is “good.”

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