October 01, 2007

harsh

My new philosophy in life is to follow the words of Kenny Rogers and The Gambler. You gotta know when to hold’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away, know when to run. It’s a lesson I’m continually relearning. 

When it comes to your family and loved ones, candor and honesty and disclosure is the way to go, it makes you closer. But when it comes to work, the less people know the better. I had to relearn that work-friends are more worky than friendy. What you tell a work-friend isn’t between friends but colleagues and it can bite you in the ass. Bummer. I thought I could be honest with you. But you ratted me out. Thanks.

Posted by Pagalina at 16:23:18 | Permanent Link | Comments (6) |
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1 - I know someone who REALLY needs this song, its like magic that you posted it and I can offer it to him... thanks!!

Ps... I love that you love marching bands. I cry when I see tap dancing. Who knew! (Comment this)

Written by: Mansuetude at 2007/10/01 - 21:15:07
2 - That's very very annoying. We spend too much time at work, to not trust our co-workers, a damn shame. (Comment this)

Written by: Noelle at 2007/10/01 - 22:56:30
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3 - Mansuetude, you might also look up Mike Doughty (formerly of Soul Coughing) did an excellent version of The Gambler. I think it's on itunes

Noelle, you know what? I think I just need to remember to keep my kavetching and bitching about work at home. What's a sig-O for if you can't whine to them, right? :) (Comment this)

Written by: Pagalina at 2007/10/02 - 11:05:00
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4 - Everyone whines at work, that's why its called work. Whining is the all-american work song.

But to gossip it around, that's rat! (Comment this)

Written by: Mansuetude at 2007/10/02 - 13:58:36
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5 - Indeed, work can be a weird place. I've always tried to stick with the rule of never dating anyone at work. At one job many year ago, a huge rumor got started that I was gay because I turned down some other employee when asked out for dinner. (For the record, I'm as hetero as hetero can be.) Anyway, it turns out the woman spurned (I was nice about it, but apparently that wasn't good enough) was the rumor spreader.

Very early in life I learned that life is too short to suffer the petty and stupid. (Comment this)

Written by: GonzoJohn at 2007/10/03 - 21:08:49
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6 - so true, Gonzo, so true. (Comment this)

Written by: Pagalina at 2007/10/04 - 12:01:03
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