>> At the very least her life/work balance veers to Tony 24/7, just like the news cycle. <<
That's true. I think it wears her out more than is good.
>> Now, she's aided in that by great job perks ala Google cocoon (her drycleaning can get picked up by the same person that takes Tony's, food delivery, etc) <<
Based on canon, Pepper clearly takes advantage of that and enjoys it. *ponder* But she doesn't use it in the spirit it's often meant, as apology: she'll take the goods but not forgive Tony as a result. Which kinda sucks and also explains why he's bad with apologies coming and going.
>> Phil on the other hand is starting from a different spot and he's a handler. "My specialist has these skillsets, I need to deploy under these conditions, what do I need to bring to make it work?" <<
Exactly. He thinks not just logically, but strategically.
>> And, in the case of the Avengers, he doesn't need to be fielding them frequently, but they don't get lead time and they don't have a second string-- it's a distant third place or fourth from Avengers to anyone else. <<
Yeah, it's a stressful gig. The other superhero teams they can tag off with are roughly on the same level. Big gap below that.
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Re: Yes...
Date: 2013-12-26 09:34 am (UTC)That's true. I think it wears her out more than is good.
>> Now, she's aided in that by great job perks ala Google cocoon (her drycleaning can get picked up by the same person that takes Tony's, food delivery, etc) <<
Based on canon, Pepper clearly takes advantage of that and enjoys it. *ponder* But she doesn't use it in the spirit it's often meant, as apology: she'll take the goods but not forgive Tony as a result. Which kinda sucks and also explains why he's bad with apologies coming and going.
>> Phil on the other hand is starting from a different spot and he's a handler. "My specialist has these skillsets, I need to deploy under these conditions, what do I need to bring to make it work?" <<
Exactly. He thinks not just logically, but strategically.
>> And, in the case of the Avengers, he doesn't need to be fielding them frequently, but they don't get lead time and they don't have a second string-- it's a distant third place or fourth from Avengers to anyone else. <<
Yeah, it's a stressful gig. The other superhero teams they can tag off with are roughly on the same level. Big gap below that.
>> So, he can get ahead of the curve. <<
That makes everyone's life better.