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I think there was a study on this once.
From what I remember is, that women are not man. (obviously).

There are women in the field of physics, science, technology. But the trait of a women is different from men. (usually, not always). In these fields, they do their job. But time again and again, researchers see that men often do the hands-on work and leading the way. Men tend to think of other ways and more ways. While the women might opt for the documentation portion of the work, or doing the research instead of creating new research.

Maybe that's why innovators are mostly men.

I think it's because some women don't want to take the lead.

- Henry

Oh this is an easy question and a hard one all at the same time. Easy because I can pinpoint exactly all of the traits I admire about people, and easily note certain views of others that I'm not particularly fond of. The thing is some of the things I dislike about people aren't necessarily their character traits, it is, as I said above, some of their views and opinions on certain subjects.

However, I can without a doubt say I'm never fond of the person who has too much of an ego. The arrogant person who thinks so highly of themselves that they seem to believe they are a gift to humanity. There are times to be proud of your accomplishments and to brag. But when you are constantly praising and building yourself up, trying to make out that everyone else is beneath you, that you're too cool and superior for everything, it's just unattractive.

I admit that there are times where my ego gets pretty inflated. I think everyone has those moments every once in awhile. But it's not a quality that's good to exhibit all the time.

Another characteristic that I've never quite grasped, nor do I hope to ever become someone like this, is the revengeful person. I don't understand vengeance at all. I don't understand the people who go around creating drama, doing mean things to people because that person has done something to them. The "I'm gonna make them pay" attitude is not something that computes within me at all. I think this is a quality and attitude that promote negativity and only continues bringing bad vibes into your life. I'm a firm believer in that golden rule, "due unto others as you would have others do unto you." I would rather not have people taking out their troubles on me. I would rather not have people treating me badly. So when others have wronged me, I don't go after them. I don't want to promote them coming back to hurt me again. It's just not healthy.

Hey guys!

I hope we all had a wonderful weekend. I know I'm posting in the wee hours of a Wednesday morning, and that the weekend was a full two days ago.

I didn't get to use all 5 of my posts between Friday-Monday at all. I was busy traveling, hosting friends, and paying attention to my company. I didn't want to spend the time meant to be shared with them being on my computer or phone, and so CNet took a back seat.

I've also noticed that I tend not to post when I have friends and company over because I just can't devote my concentration to CNet when others are around. It's something that I find funny because I can make myself concentrate on homework and important work documents no matter who's around or which distraction is available.

However, I like to give CNet my full attention when I'm reading or reacting and posting. It's the same way I like to give my friends my undivided attention when we're together. Especially, when it's someone who I haven't seen in a long time (such was the case this weekend) or someone I may not see again for a good while

On top of that, I've come to realize that CNet is a personal place for many of us, and typing up our opinions is sometimes easier than speaking them. Letting someone read them when you're around is almost an intimate act and it can be intimidating awaiting their reactions to their words.

We also sometimes discuss things on here that are not always safe topics with our friends or family, which is something I cherish about the site. We can come here to talk about things that our friends aren't always comfortable speaking about. We can come here to get things off our chests. We can come here to have stimulating conversations that are sometimes missing from our face to face conversations.

So because I had company 24/7, I did not CNet this past weekend.

Can you post here on CNet with friends around? Do you let your friends read your posts? Can you concentrate on posting and reading with someone hovering over you?

For those of you who do video posts, do you mind recording while you have company or roommates over? Do you wait until they're gone or do you mind letting them know to pipe down for a couple minutes and let them possibly hear your opinions?

Ooh, ice breaker games are so much fun!

I like this one. It lets people know how you view yourself, but they also get a feel for how others see you. Often times it's nice to compare your vision of yourself to others interpretations of you. I've said this many times on this site, we are often our own biggest critics and people can see our positive attributes much better than we can.

Moving on, my three words:
1. Passionate
2. Dreamer
3. Loyal

When it comes to asking others, I have to wonder if the depth or nature of our relationship reflects in the words they choose to describe us. For example, if asking a close friend versus a lover versus a family member affects the way we are viewed.

One of my coworkers actually described me last week. Among his descriptors were:

1. Understanding
2. Free spirited
3. Layered

And I asked a great friend. She chose:

1. Easy going or fluid
2. Tiny girl, fat hearted
3. Ambitious

Speaking to the boss can be scary. You want to get your ideas and messages across, but you don't want to mention something that can put you in a position to lose your job nor do you want to get on the boss's bad side.

Today, my boss came in late because he had a medical appointment. In that case, I can understand tardiness. However, I cannot understand showing up at all when your doctor has diagnosed you with pink eye, bronchitis and contagious cold symptoms. If you are in the point of your illness where you are still contagious, you do NOT need to be in the work place spreading germs with the possibility of your employees becoming compromised. I do not think that is acceptable whether you are in charge or not.

So one of my colleagues wasn't comfortable sharing an office with my boss so close and so sick and decided to mention it to him. My boss got irritated because he has A LOT (that's an understatement) to do before the upcoming deadlines. Same colleague mentioned to our boss his ability to work from home, something we all know because Mr Boss Man does it ALL THE TIME. Big Boss Man became increasingly irritated to the point where he and my colleague were shouting.

Now, my colleague had great points and reasonable suggestions. However his approach wasn't completely respectful.

I believe in life, but especially in the professional environment, tact and delivery are beyond important. One's word choice, tone, and demeanor often have a greater impact than the message. I don't mind standing up to my boss. However, the way I speak to my superior is often not interpreted as "standing up" (a phrase that implies resisting something) to him so much as using my brain to make helpful suggestions and highlighting my concerns.

Something that I'm often praised for within the office is my ability to maintain positive working relationships. I choose to be polite, respectful, nice, and friendly with those I work with. Even when I have to bring up instances that are bad, for lack of a better term, or engage in less than desirable interactions, I do my best to maintain a certain level of respect, and not take things to a personal level such as happened in today's shout fest between my boss and coworker.