Tell a fish success is measured by climbing a tree, and he will spend his whole life thinking he’s a failure.

What skills, attitudes, personality traits have you seen mismatched to a certain job that later made the individual an awesome worker in another job?

  • @sunbrrnslapper
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    561 month ago

    “Thinking outside the box” is rewarded in software development but terrifying when applied to assembling an airplane.

      • @sunbrrnslapper
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        251 month ago

        Ha! Boeing couldn’t find me when I worked there.

          • @sunbrrnslapper
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            71 month ago

            Sadly, the kind of info I have is just embarrassing, not criminal nor safety related.

    • @supercriticalcheese
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      81 month ago

      Thinking outside of the box too much is scary in manufacturing and engineering. Mistakes are expensive to fix.