in reply to Re: Market Stupid to Understand Perl
in thread Market Stupid to Understand Perl

You might consider learning English, too. It's a more valuable skill than Perl, in general.

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Re^3: Market Stupid to Understand Perl
by imp (Priest) on Aug 25, 2006 at 16:05 UTC
    There's no need to be rude about it.

    That said, you do have a point. Being an effective member of a team requires effective communication, and investing some of your efforts in improving your communication skills will do a lot for your career.

    The original poster's skill with English is enough to get the point across.. but in business that is not enough. You need to be able to sell yourself, and to express your ideas in a way that convinces others. Perhaps a course on technical writing would help.

    It's one of the things on my personal todo list.

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      There's no need to be rude about it.

      I'm not. I'm stating facts. Learning to read, write, and talk is a basic social obligation that all six year olds can manage. If he's unwilling to learn to do that, there's no reason to treat him like an adult.

      The original poster's skill with English is enough to get the point across

      No, it's not. I don't even know for sure what the title of his mediation means. Even if I ask him to explain, there's no guarantee I'll understand his explanation. He's not literate. He needs to fix that.

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        There is always the possibility that english isn't his first langauge. In that case he is making an effort to communicate in the same language as everyone else here. For that you could give him some slack and some credit, of course if that is the case he should probably mention it somewhere.

        "If he's unwilling to learn to do that, there's no reason to treat him like an adult." First offenses merrit a little more lee way han this just to be polite. Any 6 year old could tell you that. Politness is a skill my 2.5 year old has mastered so why can't you? Perhaps you arn't as smart as her?


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        For what it's worth, I agree with you completely. The writing is hard to understand and doesn't seem to have been given very much thought or care. That said, I do still think you were a tad rude in the way you presented the brutal facts. I'm not one to harp on this point all that often, but there is certainly a way to word things with less of an edge. It may seem silly, but it can often mean the difference between someone listening to your point and someone flying into a rage and ignoring you altogether.

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