Comments for Zoë Robinson http://www.zoerobinson.com Writer, artist, publisher Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The results are in by Zoë Robinson http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-results-are-in/comment-page-1/#comment-2838 Zoë Robinson Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:22:47 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=737#comment-2838 I wish he had. We discussed what had been going on and unfortunately my symptoms didnt fit hypo mania because in hypomanic episodes a person's normal life isn't interrupted to the extent that mine was. My work life effectively stopped for over two months during this delusion. :( I wish he had. We discussed what had been going on and unfortunately my symptoms didnt fit hypo mania because in hypomanic episodes a person’s normal life isn’t interrupted to the extent that mine was. My work life effectively stopped for over two months during this delusion. :(

]]> Comment on The results are in by The-local-echo http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-results-are-in/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 The-local-echo Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:49:18 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=737#comment-2836 Sure he didn't say "hypomania"? That is a more common term, and not as bad! Good luck. I know bipolar people in some pretty stressy jobs, but they need to get their medication sorted first. Sure he didn’t say “hypomania”? That is a more common term, and not as bad!

Good luck.
I know bipolar people in some pretty stressy jobs, but they need to get their medication sorted first.

]]> Comment on Resolutions by Zoë Robinson » Blog Archive » New year, (some) new resolutions http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2768 Zoë Robinson » Blog Archive » New year, (some) new resolutions Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:39:02 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=215#comment-2768 [...] new year, everyone! Last year I made a number of resolutions, most of which I did not end up keeping. I did video more often in 2011 than I had in 2010 but even [...] [...] new year, everyone! Last year I made a number of resolutions, most of which I did not end up keeping. I did video more often in 2011 than I had in 2010 but even [...]

]]> Comment on The army of incompetents by Mark http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-army-of-incompetents/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 Mark Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:11:04 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=570#comment-2741 I can sympathize with your frustration. I'm in the US, and recently had to deal with Comcast, my cable provider, a large national corporation. To make a long story short, I had to travel cross town for about a 1 hour round trip, lost most of my cable stations for 5 days, ended up talking to 6 people over the course of about three weeks, had two in-house service calls, and it finally got bumped up to their "Express Service Department" where a VERY competent individual got it fixed from their end within 5 minutes. Of the 6 previous people, 2 techs tried to impress upon me (at length) their incredible competence and how many years they had worked for the company, but both had me waiting on a part that, it finally turns out, did not even exist. Peace. I can sympathize with your frustration. I’m in the US, and recently had to deal with Comcast, my cable provider, a large national corporation. To make a long story short, I had to travel cross town for about a 1 hour round trip, lost most of my cable stations for 5 days, ended up talking to 6 people over the course of about three weeks, had two in-house service calls, and it finally got bumped up to their “Express Service Department” where a VERY competent individual got it fixed from their end within 5 minutes. Of the 6 previous people, 2 techs tried to impress upon me (at length) their incredible competence and how many years they had worked for the company, but both had me waiting on a part that, it finally turns out, did not even exist.

Peace.

]]> Comment on The army of incompetents by Taylor http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-army-of-incompetents/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Taylor Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:50:09 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=570#comment-2138 I think the incompetence factor is increasing because people have much less drive to do the work and be accountable for not only what they do, but how they do it. Laying the blame at the feet of the employer for poor training is a cop out in most cases as where is the initiative of the individual to buckle down a bit and figure things out for themselves? The balance of work and play is out of wack in my opinion I think the incompetence factor is increasing because people have much less drive to do the work and be accountable for not only what they do, but how they do it. Laying the blame at the feet of the employer for poor training is a cop out in most cases as where is the initiative of the individual to buckle down a bit and figure things out for themselves?

The balance of work and play is out of wack in my opinion

]]> Comment on The army of incompetents by Nigel http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-army-of-incompetents/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Nigel Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:30:47 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=570#comment-1962 Have you tried hiring a handyman off of Craigslist lately? Wow, I am going to echoe everything you said above. Many promises, but all we were given were many excuses. AND, we were even paying quite handsomly for the job in comparison to the going rate. No wonder this country is in trouble. Have you tried hiring a handyman off of Craigslist lately? Wow, I am going to echoe everything you said above. Many promises, but all we were given were many excuses. AND, we were even paying quite handsomly for the job in comparison to the going rate. No wonder this country is in trouble.

]]> Comment on A shared webcomics superhero universe? by Zoë Robinson http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/a-shared-webcomics-superhero-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-1696 Zoë Robinson Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:56:01 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=332#comment-1696 Cool! I don't usually look around Drunk Duck (got an account there but never really used it) so I hadn't come across either of these comics. I'll check them out. Thanks! :D Cool! I don’t usually look around Drunk Duck (got an account there but never really used it) so I hadn’t come across either of these comics. I’ll check them out. Thanks! :D

]]> Comment on A shared webcomics superhero universe? by Ave http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/a-shared-webcomics-superhero-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Ave Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:26:20 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=332#comment-1694 Well, I do know of one shared webcomics superhero universe--on Drunk Duck there's the "Heroes Unite" universe. It started when the creator of Energize got together with some othr creators and started Heroes Unite (http://www.drunkduck.com/Heroes_Unite). Its membership grew to encompass Energize, Bombshell, Shell, Relik (and the previous miniseries Retake), Dasien, and others. When the Energize creator started winding down the community aspect of Heroes Unite, Heroes Alliance (http://www.drunkduck.com/Heroes_Alliance) was created by the creator of Bombshell to fill that niche (the comic still takes place in the same universe). Well, I do know of one shared webcomics superhero universe–on Drunk Duck there’s the “Heroes Unite” universe. It started when the creator of Energize got together with some othr creators and started Heroes Unite (http://www.drunkduck.com/Heroes_Unite). Its membership grew to encompass Energize, Bombshell, Shell, Relik (and the previous miniseries Retake), Dasien, and others. When the Energize creator started winding down the community aspect of Heroes Unite, Heroes Alliance (http://www.drunkduck.com/Heroes_Alliance) was created by the creator of Bombshell to fill that niche (the comic still takes place in the same universe).

]]> Comment on The army of incompetents by Ian Jones http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-army-of-incompetents/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Ian Jones Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:42:46 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=570#comment-1615 Sarah, I completely agree with you; working with incompetent people is one of my main bug bears! Admittedly, incompetence can be the result of inadequate job training and if this is the case the blame should lie with the employer. However, all too often people seem unconcerned with their jobs and the level of service they provide. Employees need to remember that poor performance is not just a reflection on the individual, but on the entire company. If quality training has been provided, it seems purely selfish of an employee to make little effort in their role. Sarah, I completely agree with you; working with incompetent people is one of my main bug bears! Admittedly, incompetence can be the result of inadequate job training and if this is the case the blame should lie with the employer. However, all too often people seem unconcerned with their jobs and the level of service they provide. Employees need to remember that poor performance is not just a reflection on the individual, but on the entire company. If quality training has been provided, it seems purely selfish of an employee to make little effort in their role.

]]> Comment on The army of incompetents by Zoë Robinson http://www.zoerobinson.com/journal/the-army-of-incompetents/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Zoë Robinson Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:33:49 +0000 http://www.zoerobinson.com/?p=570#comment-1332 "breathe till I'm fluffy again" - I love that. :) “breathe till I’m fluffy again” – I love that. :)

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