Comments on: Two Kinds of People http://generoche.net/blog/2006/08/two-kinds-of-people/ The Times They Are A-Changin' Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:28:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert Benchley 1889 - 1945) http://generoche.net/blog/2006/08/two-kinds-of-people/comment-page-1/#comment-36295 Robert Benchley 1889 - 1945) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:09:25 +0000 http://generoche.net/blog/?p=161#comment-36295 "There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don't" – Robert Benchley Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at the Harvard Lampoon through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success. “There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don’t” – Robert Benchley

Robert Charles Benchley (1889 – 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at the Harvard Lampoon through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, and his acclaimed short films, Benchley’s style of humor brought him respect and success.

]]> By: Timothy Burke http://generoche.net/blog/2006/08/two-kinds-of-people/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 Timothy Burke Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:02:49 +0000 http://generoche.net/blog/?p=161#comment-2346 I think this is absolutely right, up to a point. A variation on if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with--many jobs aren't ideal because to some extent there is no such thing as an ideal job. They all come with frustrations, and to a very significant extent, we *make* our own frustrations once we're in a job, even a Cool Job. What I don't want to lose sight of, though, is that by any standard, a lot of the jobs that newly minted liberal arts graduates get are really terrible. You don't want to have to try and get people to feign enthusiasm for jobs which have no virtues at all, particularlly when those jobs *could* be better. (e.g., when small viable organizations are led by burned-out incompetents, or when organizations deliberately mistreat recently graduate employees knowing that there's more where they came from.) I think this is absolutely right, up to a point. A variation on if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with–many jobs aren’t ideal because to some extent there is no such thing as an ideal job. They all come with frustrations, and to a very significant extent, we *make* our own frustrations once we’re in a job, even a Cool Job.

What I don’t want to lose sight of, though, is that by any standard, a lot of the jobs that newly minted liberal arts graduates get are really terrible. You don’t want to have to try and get people to feign enthusiasm for jobs which have no virtues at all, particularlly when those jobs *could* be better. (e.g., when small viable organizations are led by burned-out incompetents, or when organizations deliberately mistreat recently graduate employees knowing that there’s more where they came from.)

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