Comments on: Discrete and continuous jobs http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/ Mon, 21 May 2012 16:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Relationships and IIT | Pertinent Observations http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-3414 Relationships and IIT | Pertinent Observations Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:19:01 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-3414 [...] Everyone wants to get into IIT. They do thipparlaaga to try and get in. They join expensive coaching classes. Some of them even move cities. They wait for several years giving multiple attempts. People work extremely hard. Still, success is not guaranteed. There is that luck factor. There is the day’s performance that matters. Some days are important than others. Cracking the JEE is a “discrete” job. [...] [...] Everyone wants to get into IIT. They do thipparlaaga to try and get in. They join expensive coaching classes. Some of them even move cities. They wait for several years giving multiple attempts. People work extremely hard. Still, success is not guaranteed. There is that luck factor. There is the day’s performance that matters. Some days are important than others. Cracking the JEE is a “discrete” job. [...]

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 skimpy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:11:19 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2907 hmmm interesting stuff yeah - as i mentioned in an earlier comment, it's about "sampling" and you get rewarded for certain samples of your work. hmmm
interesting stuff

yeah – as i mentioned in an earlier comment, it’s about “sampling” and you get rewarded for certain samples of your work.

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 skimpy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:08:37 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2905 that's what i mean. the "clients" sample the job discretely, and the "server" knows which samples will be taken. so helps. that’s what i mean. the “clients” sample the job discretely, and the “server” knows which samples will be taken. so helps.

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 skimpy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:07:59 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2904 well, it depends on how much freedom you have to trade what you want to. if there are other pepoole who demand you do a particular kind of trade, you can't do much well, it depends on how much freedom you have to trade what you want to. if there are other pepoole who demand you do a particular kind of trade, you can’t do much

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 skimpy Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:07:23 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2903 not really you still need to put in your best on all days that you work! and that is very often not really
you still need to put in your best on all days that you work! and that is very often

]]> By: Vijaya K http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 Vijaya K Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:48:16 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2703 @uberbrat: very well said and good suggestion! @uberbrat: very well said and good suggestion!

]]> By: uberbrat http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2694 uberbrat Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:54:47 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2694 I don't think professions are continuous or discrete; the rewards might be. Most have continuous rewards, very few have discrete ones. Your past performance indicates your success in working (continuously) towards that big/discrete pay day. If there is no big/discrete pay day, you find it difficult to remain motivated. I have found the year-end I-bank/Trading bonus model resolve this issue for similar folks. Else, have fixed salary/rank goals for every year and start knocking those targets off. You might feel that's exactly what you don't want to do. But look deeper. You've had max fun when you've been part of the rat race and then beaten the hell out of competition. Why should it be different at work? So, do your continuous job (as you define it) and set reward targets that significantly big/discrete than the regular 'continuous' targets of peers and exceed them. That's what you seem to be really good at. Else, this search of discrete job et al will continue forever. I don’t think professions are continuous or discrete; the rewards might be. Most have continuous rewards, very few have discrete ones. Your past performance indicates your success in working (continuously) towards that big/discrete pay day. If there is no big/discrete pay day, you find it difficult to remain motivated.

I have found the year-end I-bank/Trading bonus model resolve this issue for similar folks. Else, have fixed salary/rank goals for every year and start knocking those targets off.

You might feel that’s exactly what you don’t want to do. But look deeper. You’ve had max fun when you’ve been part of the rat race and then beaten the hell out of competition. Why should it be different at work? So, do your continuous job (as you define it) and set reward targets that significantly big/discrete than the regular ‘continuous’ targets of peers and exceed them. That’s what you seem to be really good at. Else, this search of discrete job et al will continue forever.

]]> By: SK http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2693 SK Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:26:54 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2693 musicians, actors etc do not really have a discrete job. You sample their job discretely, but most professionals rehearse before a performance. The difference could be that one kind of job requires very high quality of output at short bursts, whereas the other kind requires a steady kind of output. The output from the second job is more robust (long term output is independent of off day failures), and hence can be preferred. But some jobs (like research) benefit from sporadic stud performances. But even in this scenario (research), continuous fight is required to bring stud insights to fruition. -SK ex narmad. (got routed through bhaand's blog.) musicians, actors etc do not really have a discrete job. You sample their job discretely, but most professionals rehearse before a performance.
The difference could be that one kind of job requires very high quality of output at short bursts, whereas the other kind requires a steady kind of output. The output from the second job is more robust (long term output is independent of off day failures), and hence can be preferred. But some jobs (like research) benefit from sporadic stud performances. But even in this scenario (research), continuous fight is required to bring stud insights to fruition.
-SK ex narmad. (got routed through bhaand’s blog.)

]]> By: TW http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 TW Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:45:08 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2692 What are you saying?!! you have the perfect potentian discrete job! A few kick ass trades and your year and career is made!!! the rest of the days you can chill or lose a bit even... What are you saying?!! you have the perfect potentian discrete job! A few kick ass trades and your year and career is made!!! the rest of the days you can chill or lose a bit even…

]]> By: Yuco http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/06/16/discrete-and-continuous-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-2691 Yuco Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:13:45 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1370#comment-2691 Well said. Perhaps the way out is a job where you work.... say, alternate days. Thats not exactly discrete, but its getting there :) Well said. Perhaps the way out is a job where you work…. say, alternate days. Thats not exactly discrete, but its getting there :)

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