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Stitcher
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2014.04.29 13:58:00 -
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It's worth keeping a personal relationship with your most senior crew and employees, however. your XOs are your point of contact with the small empire that any established capsuleer has built, and you need to be on good terms with them. I don't mean first name attend-their-daughter's-wedding here (though sending a gift is advised), but a good working relationship is essential. They need to respect you, and you need to trust them.
The advent of the DUST implant has greatly eased some of the difficulties involved. There's a few senior officers on my staff who wouldn't be alive if not for their access to cloning, but the direct-upload approach is vastly preferable to the cold backups of yesteryear. I've even got three permanently appointed DUST crewmen who serve rotations as flight engineer on my frigates. not cheap, but experience is more valuable thank ISK.
I also advocate having a small immediate-access file on every crewman you employ uploaded to cybernetic memory so that if you SHOULD cross paths then you're able to at least address them by name and make appropriate small-talk. There's nothing more awkward than sharing a hundred-deck elevator with a crewman who's damn near browning their jumpsuit with nerves. It's useful to have enough intel on them to break the ice and put them at their ease.
An in-character blog and a video:
http://verinsjournal.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1mbsgo738
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Stitcher
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2014.04.29 14:47:00 -
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Andreus Ixiris wrote:There's nothing that makes an awkward situation even more awkward than saying "So..." followed by a very obvious archive retrieval delay followed by their name in surname, given name order in a flat monotone.
except for "Ensign... [ERROR: SUBJECT NOT FOUND], right?"
An in-character blog and a video:
http://verinsjournal.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1mbsgo738
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Stitcher
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2014.04.29 15:05:00 -
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All of which makes for a great prank if you do it deliberately and maintain a straight expression of earnest interest throughout.
An in-character blog and a video:
http://verinsjournal.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1mbsgo738
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Stitcher
Alexylva Paradox
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Posted - 2014.04.29 15:26:00 -
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Sounds like so many buzzwords, so little substance to me. I'm more from the "You know what your damn job is, so go do it: Try not to f**k up." school of management.
An in-character blog and a video:
http://verinsjournal.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1mbsgo738
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Stitcher
Alexylva Paradox
Low-Class
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Posted - 2014.05.01 13:17:00 -
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That's kind of the funny thing: you CAN count oncapsuleers to help. We can be among the nicest and most inclusive people in all of New Eden towards our newest graduates and even to our senior veterans if there's a gap in their knowledge.
you just can't trust capsuleers not to exploit you.
An in-character blog and a video:
http://verinsjournal.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu1mbsgo738
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