My work day has been lately full of despair. Decades ago, I’m given to understand, some researchers at the UW did some experiments in which they ran mice regularly through mazes, shocking them for wrong turns — and then, just when the mice started getting good at it, changing the maze. They also would put […]
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“So what’s your input” is meant to be a hypothetical question, apparently.
I’m sort of tired of responding to my boss’ attempts to solicit our opinions of one of what he calls his “wild, crazy ideas” with just enough criticism that it triggers his defensive instincts. I can live with being told to “shut up” in front of the entire rest of the department, but it’s galling […]