Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.

'Objects In Space'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Consuela - Jan 27, 2014 8:07:50 am PST #18298 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yikes! The down side of contracting, indeed.

Speaking of which, two separate firms are apparently going to bid to provide technical staff for my former employer. So I just sent an email to the second firm going, "Erm, you might want to talk to me..."

Had a nice chat with a friend about what I should do, and he very sensibly pointed out that there's no down side to continuing to pursue the position. Nothing except getting my hopes up to be dashed, but that's par for the course these days.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2014 8:29:57 am PST #18299 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I am popping in to ask- what is the business or academic way to talk about a 'what went well/what went wrong" meeting. In theatre, we call them post mortems, but this is for a nursing school, so it seems like that would be confusing!


Tom Scola - Jan 27, 2014 8:37:11 am PST #18300 of 30000
hwæt

I've always heard it referred to as a post-mortem.


SuziQ - Jan 27, 2014 8:37:30 am PST #18301 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

We call them "lessons learned".


Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2014 8:39:30 am PST #18302 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

When I say post-mortem, they all look at me like I have 4 heads. Or possibly like I am going to make them cut up a dead body!


brenda m - Jan 27, 2014 8:43:27 am PST #18303 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

We call the process a debrief, which often results in lessons learned.


Liese S. - Jan 27, 2014 8:43:36 am PST #18304 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Debriefing?


Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2014 8:58:00 am PST #18305 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Debriefing! That is a good one. Thanks,


Theodosia - Jan 27, 2014 9:13:04 am PST #18306 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'd go with debriefing too, which sounds Professional and Serious. (Even if 'post-mortem' is going to be more emotionally accurate.)

And, now it occurs to me, 'post-mortem' would probably be a poor choice for a nursing school....


brenda m - Jan 27, 2014 9:14:39 am PST #18307 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

And, now it occurs to me, 'post-mortem' would probably be a poor choice for a nursing school....

If nothing else, it's an actual thing in that industry. So not conflating the terms seems like a good practice.