Re^2: Convincing your boss to let you go to Perl conferences

True, but sometimes it doesn't really matter how hard you try to explain. Some bosses (and employees too, unfortunately) seem to be so concentrated in production and results that they can't seem to see the other factors that influence those very things, such as the training and motivation workers get.

I don't mean it's pointless to try to convince your boss, I just mean that it's *much* easier if you have a boss who doesn't need to be convinced.

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Re^3: Convincing your boss to let you go to Perl conferences by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Nov 22, 2005 at 11:42 UTC
I think you want to phrase this the other way around: if you have an overly bottom-line-conscious boss, no amount of explanation will convince him of the value of sending you to conferences. That it’s easiest to convince the boss if the boss is already convinced is, well, a truism… Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^4: Convincing your boss to let you go to Perl conferences by cog (Parson) on Nov 22, 2005 at 12:43 UTC
Er, yes... that's exactly what I was trying to say... :-)	[reply]