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In a week where it emerges that the new Health Secretary is a fan of the hocus-pocus that is homeopathy, tell us about people who are spectacularly out of their depth in a job. Have you ever found yourself wallowing in your own incompetence? Tell us. (Note: "Name of football manager/politician - nuff said" does not constitute an answer)

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 12:48)
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Nepotism is a terrible thing
I've seen similar examples of it in a few jobs, including my current one. Nothing you can do but try to avoid getting dragged down with them.
(Bad Monkey hasn't had an abusive gaz since, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 19:38, 3 replies)
thankfully he was made redundant
along with another guy whose dad used to run the place before jumping ship for another company. needless to say that guy did sod all work because his dad was boss and still had the same attitude after his dad left and right up to when he got the boot
(I helped save b3ta! Reme Philips laid an epic dump on, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 19:52, closed)
See, I don't get this.
I used to work for a Company where my Uncle was a Director - I reported directly to him, but as a result I had to be whiter than white in all of my dealings. My role was always fairly independent, but working with family I found myself having to quantify what I had done much more so than had I been working in the same role elsewhere...
(I helped save b3ta! Hunter Stockton was murdered by a bicycle wielding axolotl,.,.,.,., Thu 6 Sep 2012, 21:18, closed)
well he was only hired
because of who his uncle was, was useless but the people he reported to were unwilling to do anything about it because of who he uncle was
and would often say that if anyone pissed him off he would go and tell his uncle on them
(I helped save b3ta! Reme Philips laid an epic dump on, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 6:57, closed)
Nepotism is one of the fine old institutions that's made Britain what it is today.

(I helped save b3ta! The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 21:45, closed)
Bankrupt.

(I helped save b3ta! Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Thu 6 Sep 2012, 22:04, closed)
Also generally unskilled, resentful and small-minded.

(I helped save b3ta! The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 22:21, closed)

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