Comments on: I’ll be in the corner. http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/ Geocaching, life, and other geekery. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AllClick http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-328 AllClick Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:50:58 +0000 http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-328 oh and your excellent name tag picture was negated by the terrible Egyptian History conference gag :-p oh and your excellent name tag picture was negated by the terrible Egyptian History conference gag :-p

]]> By: AllClick http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-327 AllClick Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:50:06 +0000 http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-327 I don't like small talk either, but I understand the importance of it to get to a deeper, more "real" conversation. You almost have to test the waters. I'd say "Hey, great weather today, should be a nice weekend too" and then see what the response is. I'm not really interested in their thoughts on the weather, just the response which will give me a clue about how "real" they are going to be. The last time I went to an over night conference I pretty much stayed to myself too. Everyone else was more interested in talking about how good the food was, or how drunk they were last year. I think i'd suck at networking too. There would be people that I could tell I wouldn't get along with and groups of people i'd feel uncomfortable approaching. I don’t like small talk either, but I understand the importance of it to get to a deeper, more “real” conversation. You almost have to test the waters. I’d say “Hey, great weather today, should be a nice weekend too” and then see what the response is. I’m not really interested in their thoughts on the weather, just the response which will give me a clue about how “real” they are going to be.

The last time I went to an over night conference I pretty much stayed to myself too. Everyone else was more interested in talking about how good the food was, or how drunk they were last year.

I think i’d suck at networking too. There would be people that I could tell I wouldn’t get along with and groups of people i’d feel uncomfortable approaching.

]]> By: redzeppelin http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-322 redzeppelin Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:02:03 +0000 http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-322 I hadn't thought of that, but my hatred for the all-too-common chest-beating that goes on at these things is another reason why I stay in the corner. I hadn’t thought of that, but my hatred for the all-too-common chest-beating that goes on at these things is another reason why I stay in the corner.

]]> By: Spike Nesmith http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-321 Spike Nesmith Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:55:51 +0000 http://redzeppelin.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/ill-be-in-the-corner/#comment-321 My two biggest problems in networking are that I'm a control freak and just not comfortable in a situation unless I'm in complete control of it, and that I just don't like people. I loathe pointless small talk, I'm not interested in other people's lives (unless it's one specific area) and I have no need to get into a pissing contest with people over whose job is the nicest/hardest/better paid, or who has the nicer business card. I choose my friends and acquaintances very carefully, but everyone else in the world is just there to get in my way and make my life even more unbearable. I understand your point about feeling like the outsider, though. I think that's why I drank so much in my youth; all my friends were incredibly gregarious and had a large circle, when I got invited to parties or bars where there was nobody I knew, all there was to do was drink. I sure as hell didn't want to know about the tough jobs, eggshell with gold embossed type business cards or amusing ringtones that a bunch of strangers had.... My two biggest problems in networking are that I’m a control freak and just not comfortable in a situation unless I’m in complete control of it, and that I just don’t like people. I loathe pointless small talk, I’m not interested in other people’s lives (unless it’s one specific area) and I have no need to get into a pissing contest with people over whose job is the nicest/hardest/better paid, or who has the nicer business card.

I choose my friends and acquaintances very carefully, but everyone else in the world is just there to get in my way and make my life even more unbearable.

I understand your point about feeling like the outsider, though. I think that’s why I drank so much in my youth; all my friends were incredibly gregarious and had a large circle, when I got invited to parties or bars where there was nobody I knew, all there was to do was drink. I sure as hell didn’t want to know about the tough jobs, eggshell with gold embossed type business cards or amusing ringtones that a bunch of strangers had….

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