Thank an MIT Community Member: Submission #1150

Submission information

Submission Number: 1150

Submission ID: 39663

Submission UUID: 1aac5e1e-8fb4-4fd4-849e-8408d6f396b3

Submission URI: /recognition/thank-community-member

Created: Mon, 04/08/2024 - 13:41

Completed: Mon, 04/08/2024 - 13:41

Changed: Mon, 04/08/2024 - 13:41

Remote IP address: 10.53.6.131

Submitted by: jtp@mit.edu

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: Thank an MIT Community Member

Submitted to: Thank an MIT Community Member

Your Name John Tata Prendergast

Your Department, Lab, or Center, or Other Affiliation with MIT Division of Student Life

Person or Group You Would Like to Recognize Jim Patterson

Department, Lab, or Center, or Other Affiliation with MIT Division of Student Life

Email Address patterj@mit.edu

Tell Us About It On a very tight VIP AV set up with too little time and not enough labor, (Due to Gross Mismanagement), I over zealously tried to persuade my co-workers to set up the gear as fast as possible, (something we all agreed to do). At times my co-workers seemed unsure about what to do next. I found this frustrating and if I saw someone not doing something, I'd ask, "What are you doing?" If they had no answer, I said, "Then go do this." My tone was stern and demanding with a twist of "you can do better" disappointment.
My amazing and wise colleague, Jim Patterson, persuaded me to go Home and cool off. I resisted, but Jim Patterson pointed out that I had basically already done my job. The show was all set, would go smoothly and I did not really need to be there. SomI took Jim's advice and went Home.
Thanks, Jim Patterson. I'm Buyin'
John Tata PrendergastProject Audio Visual Specialist jtp@mit.edu