Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Frogleg wrote:
>
>> Note the "on call." Michael's alertness in the middle of the night
>> isn't due to hunger, but necessity.
>
> If I was on call and actually awake, it was because I was called and
> pretty much stressed out. I don't understand stress eaters, being
> under stress makes me want to NOT eat. Big nasty projects were
> always great diets for me, of course it also was far better than
> coffee for keeping me awake shaking some 20 hours a day. Don't
> miss those days.
>
> nancy
>

I liked big nasty projects...as not being in management I was one of the
uncontrolable things. My outlook was it needed to be done and I'll try
anything at least once. Never missed a deadline. Which was the important
thing. Aged many a manager though.