Worst Person for the JobIn 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)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 6 Sep 2012, 12:48)
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Was their PhD in being a spastic who doesn't keep backups?(
BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Tue 11 Sep 2012, 20:44,
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Some of the most intelligent, creative boffins I have had the pleasure in meeting simply have no IT skills whatsoever.
Simply asking them to change font size in word is enough for them to recoil in horror, but ask them for a new theory on *insert new theory here* which will be revered by thousands of academics across the world? Easy peasy.
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Tesco Quality 60.825659, -0.788337, Wed 12 Sep 2012, 0:33,
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There's really no excuse for this anymore though.Back in the 90s when computers were still relatively new to workplaces, maybe, but nowadays my 3 year old can run Linux updates, for fuck's sake. Backups should be second nature to anyone working with computers.
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BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 12 Sep 2012, 11:47,
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What are his consultancy rates?(, Wed 12 Sep 2012, 11:54, closed)
I studied computer science.And never really backed anything up; I knew I should, I just never bothered.
My approach to IT is a bit like the fable of the cobbler with the knackered shoes though.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Thu 13 Sep 2012, 1:13,
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