As is typical, a slow midwinter rainy day dragged on after lunchtime. Stuck in an office with two sleeping colleagues trying to reach home-time, I tried to wake them up with provocative questions. This is what I asked them:
1. Which decade would you choose to live in, from 1900 to the present and into the future? My answer was the present was as good as any. Being spoilt by today's technology, I'd struggle to adapt to earlier times. The 70s and 80s would be superficially attractive with a more intact environment, less congestion and a simpler life, but being without a smartphone, no internet, and limited tv options would be too much of a sacrifice.
One colleague preferred to be transported to the rock'n'roll era in the US, to be part of the Happy Days gang, dancing in a diner with Fonzie. And another chose the 1960s in Perth.
When would you choose?
Another question follows shortly...
And the next question is:
2. If you had to work with a team consisting entirely of men, or entirely of women, which would you choose? Opinions on this are split. Some blokey blokes prefer to be buddies with men because they think they can have more fun without offending anyone, while some other men prefer to work with women because they often communicate more effectively. What do you think?
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