Can managers ever be replaced by machines?

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  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    That's a pretty generic term. Care to be more specific?
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    • Profile picture of the author socialentry
      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

      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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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    I guess all I can say right now, generally, is ******YES*******!
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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      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.


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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        I think Riffle is in management. I know that he could be replaced with a paper weight.
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        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          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.


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          • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
            Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

            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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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            I think Riffle is in management. I know that he could be replaced with a paper weight.
            Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

            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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            • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              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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            • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

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


              Ok, be honest...Who read these posts to you?
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              • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                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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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  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 View Post

                  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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                  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    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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                    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                      Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

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

                      BwwwaHahahahahaaaa!

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                      Well....I wouldn't call it love making.
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            • Profile picture of the author HeySal
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              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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              • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
                Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

                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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      • Profile picture of the author seasoned
        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

        Eh, hem...

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


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

        Steve
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      • Profile picture of the author socialentry
        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

        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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        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
          Originally Posted by socialentry View Post

          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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  • Profile picture of the author 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.
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    • Profile picture of the author lcombs
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      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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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    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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    • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post


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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.


      Terra
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

        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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        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
          Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

          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...


          Terra
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          • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
            Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

            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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            • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
              Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

              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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              • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                Originally Posted by Richard Van View Post

                ...and if I could be a machine, I'd be a sex machine...
                I just threw up in my mouth.
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                • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
                  Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

                  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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                • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
                  Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

                  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 View Post

                  I just threw up in my mouth.
                  Be honest, that's not the worst thing that's happened there.
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                  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    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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                  • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
                    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

                    Terra; Because you've been played like a violin.
                    And thank you Claude for making me feel so much better. :rolleyes:


                    Terra
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    Most managers are machines!
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