Can managers ever be replaced by machines?

11 years ago

That's a pretty generic term. Care to be more specific?

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socialentry 11 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

That's a pretty generic term. Care to be more specific?

Good question.

I'm not sure. I was mainly thinking about the white collar manager when I was typing this up.

Does job scheduling, give time off, go to meeting, dicipline,etc.

and even maybe the blue collar foreman ("Contre-maitre").
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seasoned

11 years ago

I guess all I can say right now, generally, is ******YES*******!

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MissTerraK

11 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

I guess all I can say right now, generally, is ******YES*******!

Eh, hem...

I, dear Steve, am irreplaceable, so I have to disagree with you.

Terra

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

I think Riffle is in management. I know that he could be replaced with a paper weight.

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MissTerraK

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I think Riffle is in management. I know that he could be replaced with a paper weight.

I don't know about that, Claude...

Dan is the most annoying man I have ever encountered and I've never yet come across an annoying paperweight. Nope, not even the ones with "turn me over" written on both sides.

Terra

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

I don't know about that, Claude...

Dan is the most annoying man I have ever encountered and I've never yet come across an annoying paperweight. Nope, not even the ones with "turn me over" written on both sides.

Terra

Terra; You just proved my point. Dan has "Turn Me Over" tattooed in large letters on both his front and back. It's the only way he can sun bath.

He forced someone to tattoo him that way, with his shirt off. A lot of tears are mixed in with that ink.

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I think Riffle is in management. I know that he could be replaced with a paper weight.

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

I don't know about that, Claude...

Dan is the most annoying man I have ever encountered and I've never yet come across an annoying paperweight. Nope, not even the ones with "turn me over" written on both sides.

Terra

Hey, you know I can read this stuff, right?

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Hey, you know I can read this stuff, right?

I was counting on it!

Oh oh! Did I hurt your feelings? I'm sorry. I thought to pull you into the thread would be fun. My bad.

Crap! Now I feel bad...

Terra
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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Hey, you know I can read this stuff, right?

Braggart.

Ok, be honest...Who read these posts to you?

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MissTerraK

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Braggart.

Ok, be honest...Who read these posts to you?

LOL Claude!

How come I can hurt Dan's feelings and you can't? Not fair!! :p

Terra

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

LOL Claude!

How come I can hurt Dan's feelings and you can't? Not fair!! :p

Terra

Terra; He loves every minute of it, and so do I.

Originally Posted by Richard Van

I had the norovirus last week too. Don't hold it in Dan, it just makes more of a mess when it comes out.

Or was it because I mentioned bottoms? Or was it simply just juvenile excitement at my sex machine mention? Listen, if James Brown was a sex machine I don't see why I can't be too.

You forget, we've seen your picture.

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Terra; He loves every minute of it, and so do I.

Claude, are you trying to make me believe Dan's a lover, not a fighter?

BwwwaHahahahahaaaa!

Terra
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- Claude Whitacre 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  Claude, are you trying to make me believe Dan's a lover, not a fighter?
  
  BwwwaHahahahahaaaa!
  
  Terra
  
  Well....I wouldn't call it love making.
  
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HeySal 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Hey, you know I can read this stuff, right?

Kewl - does that mean that you are coloring inside the lines now, too?
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- bizgrower 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by HeySal
  
  Kewl - does that mean that you are coloring inside the lines now, too?
  
  He does until he gets a visual of a Warrior as a sex machine.
  
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seasoned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Eh, hem...

I, dear Steve, am irreplaceable, so I have to disagree with you.

Terra

OK, MAYBE a couple can't. 97%+ CAN be!

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socialentry 11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

Eh, hem...

I, dear Steve, am irreplaceable, so I have to disagree with you.

Terra

but look at what homer did with marge:confused:
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- MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by socialentry
  
  but look at what homer did with marge:confused:
  
  LOL!
  
  Don't even think about about turning me into a plant, and growing me, only to harvest and smoke me. I guarantee you wouldn't be able to handle that high.
  
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HeySal

11 years ago

I've had a few in my day who could have been cut and not replaced at all and everything would have run smoothly.

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lcombs 11 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

I've had a few in my day who could have been cut and not replaced at all and everything would have run smoothly.

Most that I've had absolutely no business being in management.
They were the walking definition of people who are promoted to the level of their incompetence.
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bizgrower

11 years ago

ummmmmmmmmm no. Many should be replaced though.

Although, nationwide, more law enforcement actions - such as traffic enforcement -
are being handled per "the computer says" instead of the discretion of the individual
officer.

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Note to Terra and Claude - Riffle can read.

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MissTerraK 11 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

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Note to Terra and Claude - Riffle can read.

He can read words, yes, sentences too, but he's obviously not very good at reading intent though.

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- Dan Riffle 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  He can read words, yes, sentences too, but he's obviously not very good at reading intent though.
  
  Terra
  
  Talk about not being able to read intent...
  
  Besides, I didn't say either of you were wrong.
  
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  MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  Talk about not being able to read intent...
  
  Besides, I didn't say either of you were wrong.
  
  Okay, now you're just ticking me off!
  
  Why do I feel like I have been played like a violin...sigh...
  
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  Dan Riffle 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  Okay, now you're just ticking me off!
  
  Why do I feel like I have been played like a violin...sigh...
  
  Terra
  
  My job here is done.
  
  (Let's see a machine do that.)
  
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  Richard Van 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  My job here is done.
  
  (Let's see a machine do that.)
  
  It's funny but I didn't actually see a human in that entire process.
  
  It's possible that a machine wrote it and you don't exist, despite Claude saying you do exist even though he could also be a warrior forum machine designed to inject the managements blend of humour into the forum.
  
  Having said that I could be a machine too and if I could be a machine, I'd be a sex machine, which I might well be but it'd be big headed to boast about it.
  
  I've also heard there are a lot of "bots" on the forum. I like the way Americans abbreviate parts of the human body. We call them "bottoms".
  
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  Dan Riffle 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Richard Van
  
  ...and if I could be a machine, I'd be a sex machine...
  
  I just threw up in my mouth.
  
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  Richard Van 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  I just threw up in my mouth.
  
  I had the norovirus last week too. Don't hold it in Dan, it just makes more of a mess when it comes out.
  
  Or was it because I mentioned bottoms? Or was it simply just juvenile excitement at my sex machine mention? Listen, if James Brown was a sex machine I don't see why I can't be too.
  
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  Claude Whitacre 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MissTerraK
  
  Okay, now you're just ticking me off!
  
  Why do I feel like I have been played like a violin...sigh...
  
  Terra
  
  Terra; Because you've been played like a violin.
  
  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle
  
  I just threw up in my mouth.
  
  Be honest, that's not the worst thing that's happened there.
  
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  Dan Riffle 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Be honest, that's not the worst thing that's happened there.
  
  'Tis true. I did eat at the Green Leaf.
  
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  MissTerraK 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre
  
  Terra; Because you've been played like a violin.
  
  And thank you Claude for making me feel so much better. :rolleyes:
  
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