goldmund  +  122386 Fri, 29 Jul 05 01:45 PM Dear Tallulah Tam, It is not necessary always to conform. It is the job of an employee to suggest improvements and point out errors, no?      I think I am too old to have grandmothers now. But if my grandmother had «sucked eggs», I might have taught her how to use a spoon.    Kind regards,    Goldmund   goldmund Joined on Fri, Jun 10 2005 Regular Member 581 «Tout homme peut dire véritablement; mais dire ordonnément, prudemment et suffisamment, peu d'hommes le peuvent.» - Michel de Montaigne Regards

	Tallulah Tam  +  122396 Fri, 29 Jul 05 02:26 PM Goldmund,  I suppose you could gradually ease them into new ways if they are receptive to it and if they like you, but it's always best to tread carefully.  As a former employer myself I preferred employees who toed the company line, although I was always open to suggestions.   I would not have taken kindly to someone changing the status quo without my permission.       Tallulah Tam Joined on Sun, Jul 17 2005 Alabama, USA (British) Full Member 234 If at first you don't succeed sky-diving is not for you.

	goldmund  +  122412 Fri, 29 Jul 05 03:02 PM Dear Tallulah Tam, There are many ways to cook an egg, no?     Kind regards,  Goldmund goldmund Regards

	pieanne  +  122693 Sat, 30 Jul 05 08:18 PM And how many ways to skin an egg?       pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	MrPedantic  +  122715 Sat, 30 Jul 05 11:59 PM I notice there's a new book out, on the subject: "11 Arten ein Ei zu kochen". One more, and it would have been an epic. (Book V: "the catalogue of tea-spoons".) MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 13,616 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...