The official off-topic thread

Does anyone else find working with and watching CNC lathes to be quite comforting?

I have no idea how to answer that question.

Its very odd; I'm on this forum rather a lot but find I have posting 'spurts.' I guess this is another example before I vanish again for a while.

Kangaroos?

Very interesting video. Much to think about. I believe there is a lot of truth here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&featu ... iBsczafvaA

-Peaceful

well I just found out recently what an aspie was. I hired one couple of months ago and we all knew he was a little off, he couldn't stay on topic with the group during social occasions such as lunch break. He's a recent college graduate from UC Berkeley with a masters in Civil engineering. I didn't really care that he was socially off since his work was good but recently he acted in a disrespectful, unprofessional manner and lashed out at something I was suggesting to him regarding work. He's done it to others before and in lesser ways to me before but the last incident was a little extreme. I want to fire him for it but I feel a little bad after I started researching about his strange personality and find out he probably has aspergers syndrome. If he was a normal person I'd have already fired him by now. Am I supposed to be more tolerant to an aspie? Shouldn't an aspie be able to control his emotions? even if it is harder for him I think he should have had more self control. If I don't fire him for that kind of behavior it seems like he has a get out of jail free card. I have been mulling over it but in the end I think I'm going to let him go be the end of next week.

brisk12 wrote:well I just found out recently what an aspie was. I hired one couple of months ago and we all knew he was a little off, he couldn't stay on topic with the group during social occasions such as lunch break. He's a recent college graduate from UC Berkeley with a masters in Civil engineering. I didn't really care that he was socially off since his work was good but recently he acted in a disrespectful, unprofessional manner and lashed out at something I was suggesting to him regarding work. He's done it to others before and in lesser ways to me before but the last incident was a little extreme. I want to fire him for it but I feel a little bad after I started researching about his strange personality and find out he probably has aspergers syndrome. If he was a normal person I'd have already fired him by now. Am I supposed to be more tolerant to an aspie? Shouldn't an aspie be able to control his emotions? even if it is harder for him I think he should have had more self control. If I don't fire him for that kind of behavior it seems like he has a get out of jail free card. I have been mulling over it but in the end I think I'm going to let him go be the end of next week.

Maybe you can let us know more about the situation. then, we could fully understand and give an honest opinion. Sometimes things are a little harder to control. But, nonetheless that shouldn't be an excuse, but depending on the situation there might be an exception after a nice talk with the employee.

It's possible that with his work he has developed a routine and your suggestion may have somehow threatened or interrupted that routine. I personally don't react in such a manner when my routines are interrupted or threatened, but I have heard it is an Aspie trait. Resistance to change is another biggie.

If, perhaps, the suggestion were carefully worded like, "if you want to, you could try it like this and it might work better," it should go over much better but you never really know.

Anyone notice the typo at the top of the page? "12 Psychitrists Online now"

That's going to drive me nuts now that I noticed it.

Tramned wrote:Its very odd; I'm on this forum rather a lot but find I have posting 'spurts.' I guess this is another example before I vanish again for a while.

I love when I'm right.

I was in the store the other day and saw the Hostess powdered donettes were back so bought I bag, I'm sad to say I'm disappointed, they're too chewy or something, i think I'll go back to the brand I was buying while Hostess was out of commission. I feel so let down.