Poker

[ironphoenix]

Started playing poker every few weeks with folks from work... the difference between my boss and I can be summed up in the jokes about how well he would fit in. He's a brilliant professional manager, but keeps so much distance between himself and others and drives people hard enough that he will never fit in socially. I don't think he wants to fit in that way. Not my way of doing things... but it makes me wonder whether I'll reach a level where I have to make a choice between leaving, doing poorly, or changing in ways that I don't think I want.

The poker itself is going well... the other players are starting to settle into the game, and will probably become more skilled quickly with practice. So far, I'm ahead on money, but since we're only playing nickel-ante, quarter-fifty, it's only in the beer money category. Which is for the best... I want to continue playing, and cleaning people out is hardly a good way to ensure that!

Comments

[m-danson.livejournal.com]

lol... makes me wonder what myers briggs type he is... ISTJ perhaps?... maybe I should lend you some of my books.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I suspect that he's INTJ... maybe I'll ask him sometime.

[ziggy-b.livejournal.com]

"but it makes me wonder whether I'll reach a level where I have to make a choice between leaving, doing poorly, or changing in ways that I don't think I want."

An interesting thought. One that I've been discussing with 'a friend from Winnipeg' (you know whom I'm referring to without mentioning names, right?). Her long-time BF was recently promoted at work to a managerial position. He's slowly settling into it, discovering what he has to say in order to keep people happy, but it makes me wonder if I'd really want to be in his position. Are long-term choices really leaving, becoming a manager, or staying as a scientist but not advancing?

I've heard this particular person is rather miserable, mostly because of juggling people's personalities and the lack of 'real' work (research). At least he regrets the change.

A certain large company in the neighbourhood was good in that it rewarded employees who wished to remain researchers and developpers and were good at it. Paid them the same as equivalent managers and gave them extra letters on the org chart to show their seniority, but didn't limit them from doing what they excelled at. I appreciate the concept even more than I used to.

Makes me wonder what the future holds...