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Subject: 
Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
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Date: 
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:17:18 GMT
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Ray Sanders at rsanders@svic.net wrote:

Gee...  might that have anything to do with the fact that we are AFOLs 24/7,
while many of the TLC people are 8-5 employees 5 days a week ?

Ray

It's continually amazing to me that they hire people who care not one whit
about the brick or what it means to people.

~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego



Message has 5 Replies:
  Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
 
With the exception of course of me, Brad, Tomas, and others, of course.... Jake (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
 
(...) It doesn't amaze me. I would guess that many if not most employees are somewhat ambivalent about their employers goods. (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  TLC hiring fans (was: Re: AFOLs as cheapskates)
 
(...) Well, I can only speak from my own experience, but I'd like you to know that of the employees I've met, or worked with, all cared at least a bit. Some care quite a lot, and they even work in areas which can be influential in future product (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
  Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
 
(...) In any company there are always some persons whose caring and concern goes beyond the paycheck. If a large enough percentage care, then you may have a great company. I believe that the early days at Apple were like that (possibly are again). (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
 
(...) There are people at every company that do not care about the products/services they produce, and they tend not to stay around too long. Most of the LEGO employees I have met or coresponded with have a good appreciation for their product and (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
 
(...) Gee... might that have anything to do with the fact that we are AFOLs 24/7, while many of the TLC people are 8-5 employees 5 days a week ? Ray (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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