Is Conan respresentative of America?
Does Conan represent America? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Being a fan of Conan, I never thought anything negative about him until ( this conversation with a friend from high school: )
So now, I'm confused an afterwards, I felt like a toddler. Does anyone agree with this? Did Conan act childish? If so, can you point out when?
I suppose the remark about "You can do anything you set your mind to...unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too" could be immature name calling, but I can't see how anyone who's been in any job where you invested a great deal of time and effort wouldn't be enormously upset at leaving that job. I remember during the last week of the restaurant how our activity became us not doing whatever and then we'd say, "What are they going to do? Fire us?"
It's a very emotional time.
Also, am I the only who feels that there are acceptable circumstances where you SHOULD disrespect your boss or the rules?
For example, your boss wanted a project done, but you get slammed with customers...well, I'm not going to piss off the customers by doing a project instead. I'm going to take care of the customers. Still, that would technically be disrespecting the boss.
Do you agree that Conan acted like a toddler?
I have seen that behaviour where grown adults scream and yell over something not done in the way they wanted it, even if it was a simple mistake. However, I never equated it with Conan since he had a job and worked hard at that job.
This is how the Conan situation felt like to me. In situations, we are often encouraged to shut up and get the job done, but at the same time, they have trimmed employees and cut costs with less equipment or supplies while expecting more out of each employee. This often results in a crappier product output for the consumer and a moral quandary for the producer.
Do we continue to make a product we know is inferior to what we used to make or do we fight for the customer's right to have continued quality of product? Especially when said product has a long and respected tradition?
Obviously, Conan believed in his product and did not want it cheapened by showing it at a later time where it could harm other products...Jimmy's show. He said no to a corporation which is what we would all like to do, but we're too afraid of such a public statement.
Perhaps that is one reason for the atrocious behavior shown by some...that they build up stress in their own job and release it on others who can't fight back.
At the same time though, should we even be surprised that Americans would rather have things done the way they want?
After all, it is a nation made up of people, except those of African descent, who ran across problems in their homeland and thought, Fuck this, I'm going to a new continent/country where no one will be able to tell me what I can or cannot do/say/believe.
Does anyone else believe life is based on negotiations? Would you like to elaborate on that?
Because I'm not really familiar with that.
So, am I naive? Is the world how he says it is? Wouldn't that imply that the world is hopeless?
Please be honest. I know a lot of you are much more worldly than me.
I asked my mom who seemed to think that world was messed up and "that it doesn't look like it'll change anytime soon so why worry?"
Being a fan of Conan, I never thought anything negative about him until ( this conversation with a friend from high school: )
So now, I'm confused an afterwards, I felt like a toddler. Does anyone agree with this? Did Conan act childish? If so, can you point out when?
I suppose the remark about "You can do anything you set your mind to...unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too" could be immature name calling, but I can't see how anyone who's been in any job where you invested a great deal of time and effort wouldn't be enormously upset at leaving that job. I remember during the last week of the restaurant how our activity became us not doing whatever and then we'd say, "What are they going to do? Fire us?"
It's a very emotional time.
Also, am I the only who feels that there are acceptable circumstances where you SHOULD disrespect your boss or the rules?
For example, your boss wanted a project done, but you get slammed with customers...well, I'm not going to piss off the customers by doing a project instead. I'm going to take care of the customers. Still, that would technically be disrespecting the boss.
Do you agree that Conan acted like a toddler?
I have seen that behaviour where grown adults scream and yell over something not done in the way they wanted it, even if it was a simple mistake. However, I never equated it with Conan since he had a job and worked hard at that job.
This is how the Conan situation felt like to me. In situations, we are often encouraged to shut up and get the job done, but at the same time, they have trimmed employees and cut costs with less equipment or supplies while expecting more out of each employee. This often results in a crappier product output for the consumer and a moral quandary for the producer.
Do we continue to make a product we know is inferior to what we used to make or do we fight for the customer's right to have continued quality of product? Especially when said product has a long and respected tradition?
Obviously, Conan believed in his product and did not want it cheapened by showing it at a later time where it could harm other products...Jimmy's show. He said no to a corporation which is what we would all like to do, but we're too afraid of such a public statement.
Perhaps that is one reason for the atrocious behavior shown by some...that they build up stress in their own job and release it on others who can't fight back.
At the same time though, should we even be surprised that Americans would rather have things done the way they want?
After all, it is a nation made up of people, except those of African descent, who ran across problems in their homeland and thought, Fuck this, I'm going to a new continent/country where no one will be able to tell me what I can or cannot do/say/believe.
Does anyone else believe life is based on negotiations? Would you like to elaborate on that?
Because I'm not really familiar with that.
So, am I naive? Is the world how he says it is? Wouldn't that imply that the world is hopeless?
Please be honest. I know a lot of you are much more worldly than me.
I asked my mom who seemed to think that world was messed up and "that it doesn't look like it'll change anytime soon so why worry?"