[HPFGU-OTChatter] Of human errors

[Mrs. Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

|  Sandy:
| It is statements like this that make me so furious. Since 
| when is having family responsibilities a free pass for doing 
| a crappy job? My company's policy is: You leave your personal 
| problems and life at the door when you walk in. I have family 
| responsibilities and have to pay the bills, and with very 
| little money I might add, but that does not give me a free 
| pass at work. I make a mistake I face disciplinary action for 
| it, and they don't care what my personal problems are. She 
| chose to get married and have a family, and she chose her 
| career. If she can't handle both she needs to give one of 
| them up. What makes it all so different for her? Grrrrr. And, 
| btw, Mackenzie is almost 3, David is 5 and Jessica just 
| turned 14 last month.
| 
| Sandy, who cuts JKR no slack because she has "obligations" 

[Lee]:
Such company policies as you mention are okay on paper and in theory, but
let's face reality, here...we're human beings, not robots, and turning off
our personal lives when we enter the office can't always be done.  I agree
that if one makes mistakes at work, one must be held accountable.  Too bad
those in the highest positions don't always see it that way and pass the
blame to those beneath them. :)

Another thing...JK could live on the royalties she gets from even one of the
HP books, let alone seven.  She didn't have to complete the series if she
didn't want to do so.  She isn't working for us, she's doing it for the love
of the story and the ardent wish to complete it.  She's gone from struggling
for subsistence to being an idol, and that can flummox the most balanced
person.

Again, JK isn't trying to please an employer; she's creating a work of art.
And if an artist or anyone isn't supposed to make mistakes, then we're all
in trouble.  Let he or she who has never made a mistake or been inconsistent
cast the first cauldron cake. :)

Lee