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Old January 15th 04, 11:45 AM
Barney
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"Baka Dasai" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:11:09 -0500, Walt said (and I quote):

http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs..../COLUMN/312310
17

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2754374/detail.html


I'm having trouble understanding other posters negative reaction to
the instructor's original article. It's a naive fantasy to expect
that everybody loves their job all the time, and that students are
always bundles of fun.

It's just an instructor having bitching about her students. Doesn't
everybody bitch about their jobs now and then?

I'm speaking as a parent who puts my child in ski school, and I'd
have no qualms about having her taught by the writer of the article.
She sounds like she's got a pretty healthy attitude if you ask me.


Yeah, I can't see what the fuss is all about. So she wrote a jokey article,
and she sometimes doesn't like her job. And?


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Old January 15th 04, 01:22 PM
pigo
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"mark" wrote in message
nk.net...

"sjjohnston" wrote ...
In her sort-of defense, she was obviously writing as a "character" in

the
the column. How fictional the character was, I can't say.

On the other hand, it's pretty stupid to write things like that (whether

or
not in character) under your own name if you have an interest in keeping
your instructor job. Which suggests that either shed didn't have much
interest in keeping her job, or that she's pretty stupid. I suspect it

was
the former.


She may have been writing as a character, but nonetheless I sensed a great
deal of hostility toward her students. The woman struck me as a self
centered, spoiled brat, no better than the worst of the students she
depicted.


Why so redundant? She was a *snowboard* instructor afterall.


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Old January 15th 04, 01:23 PM
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"Barney" wrote in message
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"Baka Dasai" wrote in message
news:slrnc0cshp.72k.idontreadthis@yahoobb220004112 021.bbtec.net...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:11:09 -0500, Walt said (and I quote):


http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs..../COLUMN/312310
17

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2754374/detail.html


I'm having trouble understanding other posters negative reaction to
the instructor's original article. It's a naive fantasy to expect
that everybody loves their job all the time, and that students are
always bundles of fun.

It's just an instructor having bitching about her students. Doesn't
everybody bitch about their jobs now and then?

I'm speaking as a parent who puts my child in ski school, and I'd
have no qualms about having her taught by the writer of the article.
She sounds like she's got a pretty healthy attitude if you ask me.


Yeah, I can't see what the fuss is all about. So she wrote a jokey

article,
and she sometimes doesn't like her job. And?



Interesting vibe coming out of these posts - it would seem, and again
difficult to judge because I'm only guessing from the various names /
organisations / sigs that there seems to be a definite split between those
that find it satire / amusing (me included) and those that don't - pretty
obvious so far - then attempt to apply some form of geographic demographics
to it and my conclusion, which is probably wrong - is that our N American
descendents do not find it any where near as amusing as non US citizens - is
that becasue it happened in the US or is it more......... we (non US) don't
take ourselves too seriously and as yet ( though it's coming) we're not to
dragged down by PC attitudes......oh well I won't get my VISA to the US
now.......

Any thoughts......

Regards
WC


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Old January 15th 04, 01:23 PM
pigo
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"MoonMan" wrote in message
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sjjohnston wrote:
In her sort-of defense, she was obviously writing as a "character" in
the the column. How fictional the character was, I can't say.

On the other hand, it's pretty stupid to write things like that
(whether or not in character) under your own name if you have an
interest in keeping your instructor job. Which suggests that either
shed didn't have much interest in keeping her job, or that she's
pretty stupid. I suspect it was the former.


If she was in this country, UK, I suspect she would have a very good case
for unfair dismissal.
I don't see how writing a satirical article could be grounds for dismissal
unless there was a specific clause in her contract. However as US

employment
law is very different I would have thought she should have shown the ski
school managment the article before submitting it.


Let's not forget that there is a high likleyhood that it was all true too.


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Old January 15th 04, 01:46 PM
pigo
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"WeatherCam" wrote in message
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"Barney" wrote in message
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"Baka Dasai" wrote in message
news:slrnc0cshp.72k.idontreadthis@yahoobb220004112 021.bbtec.net...
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:11:09 -0500, Walt said (and I quote):



http://www.aspentimes.com/apps/pbcs..../COLUMN/312310
17

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2754374/detail.html

I'm having trouble understanding other posters negative reaction to
the instructor's original article. It's a naive fantasy to expect
that everybody loves their job all the time, and that students are
always bundles of fun.

It's just an instructor having bitching about her students. Doesn't
everybody bitch about their jobs now and then?

I'm speaking as a parent who puts my child in ski school, and I'd
have no qualms about having her taught by the writer of the article.
She sounds like she's got a pretty healthy attitude if you ask me.


Yeah, I can't see what the fuss is all about. So she wrote a jokey

article,
and she sometimes doesn't like her job. And?



Interesting vibe coming out of these posts - it would seem, and again
difficult to judge because I'm only guessing from the various names /
organisations / sigs that there seems to be a definite split between those
that find it satire / amusing (me included) and those that don't - pretty
obvious so far - then attempt to apply some form of geographic

demographics
to it and my conclusion, which is probably wrong - is that our N American
descendents do not find it any where near as amusing as non US citizens -

is
that becasue it happened in the US or is it more......... we (non US)

don't
take ourselves too seriously and as yet ( though it's coming) we're not to
dragged down by PC attitudes......oh well I won't get my VISA to the US
now.......


People here (US) are so politically correct it makes me sick. They're for
free speech as long as it agrees with them. They're against pollution unless
it's from a baby. They want to conserve recources as long as it's not a
recource they need or want.

Total bull****.

pigo


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Old January 15th 04, 02:40 PM
Chuck
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"MoonMan" wrote in
:

If she was in this country, UK, I suspect she would have a very good
case for unfair dismissal.
I don't see how writing a satirical article could be grounds for
dismissal unless there was a specific clause in her contract. However
as US employment law is very different I would have thought she should
have shown the ski school managment the article before submitting it.



I don't think she was being satirical. I think she was projecting an
image that is considered cool amongst some of the snowboard crowd. An
attitude that doesn't fit many of the boarders I know and one they would
like to see disappear for good.
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Old January 15th 04, 02:43 PM
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Any thoughts......


You'll still have plenty of fun if you come over here (to the US) for a
visit. Life isn't all about politics, and PC-ness and taking one's self
too seriously here... if it were really like that, I would have left a
long time ago. For every over-PC person there is someone who is just
the opposite, and someone who is at a happy medium.

FWIW, I thought the article was hilarious! As to her getting fired,
I'm not at all surprised... big American ski resort companies view a
good chunk of their employees as... disposable.

Mike T


  #18  
Old January 15th 04, 02:52 PM
MoonMan
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Chuck wrote:
"MoonMan" wrote in
:

If she was in this country, UK, I suspect she would have a very good
case for unfair dismissal.
I don't see how writing a satirical article could be grounds for
dismissal unless there was a specific clause in her contract. However
as US employment law is very different I would have thought she
should have shown the ski school managment the article before
submitting it.



I don't think she was being satirical. I think she was projecting an
image that is considered cool amongst some of the snowboard crowd. An
attitude that doesn't fit many of the boarders I know and one they
would like to see disappear for good.


You didn't think the article was funny? That's sad


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  #19  
Old January 15th 04, 03:04 PM
mark
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"WeatherCam" wrote ...
Interesting vibe coming out of these posts - it would seem, and again
difficult to judge because I'm only guessing from the various names /
organisations / sigs that there seems to be a definite split between those
that find it satire / amusing (me included) and those that don't - pretty
obvious so far - then attempt to apply some form of geographic

demographics
to it and my conclusion, which is probably wrong - is that our N American
descendents do not find it any where near as amusing as non US citizens -

is
that becasue it happened in the US or is it more......... we (non US)

don't
take ourselves too seriously and as yet ( though it's coming) we're not to
dragged down by PC attitudes......oh well I won't get my VISA to the US
now.......

Any thoughts......

Regards
WC


If it was satire, it was extremely heavy handed, clumsy satire. My own
impression is that the woman was venting her own hostilities in a thinly
disguised attempt at humor.
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Old January 15th 04, 03:28 PM
MoonMan
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mark wrote:
"WeatherCam" wrote ...
Interesting vibe coming out of these posts - it would seem, and again
difficult to judge because I'm only guessing from the various names /
organisations / sigs that there seems to be a definite split between
those that find it satire / amusing (me included) and those that
don't - pretty obvious so far - then attempt to apply some form of
geographic demographics to it and my conclusion, which is probably
wrong - is that our N American descendents do not find it any where
near as amusing as non US citizens - is that becasue it happened in
the US or is it more......... we (non US) don't take ourselves too
seriously and as yet ( though it's coming) we're not to dragged down
by PC attitudes......oh well I won't get my VISA to the US now.......

Any thoughts......

Regards
WC


If it was satire, it was extremely heavy handed, clumsy satire. My own
impression is that the woman was venting her own hostilities in a
thinly disguised attempt at humor.


Do you every watch "Satirical" Tv Programs or read satirical magazines?

just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not funny and it didn't
seem very hostile to me, she was taking the micky out of herself as well as
the pupils.

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Chris *:-)

Downhill Good, Uphill BAD!

www.suffolkvikings.org.uk


 




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