Smart people should have their minority group representation

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I spent the morning teaching someone in our company how to do a fairly (IMO) simple tech operation on their PC. This would not be upsetting, if it wasn't the 5th time I've shown this person how to do it in last 2 weeks. If someone had to show me how to do something 5 times I'd probably get fired, then I'd probably kill myself.

Smart people deserve their own minority group and need to recognized for the out of the ordinary trials they deal with. One may ask "Why is that?", and the answer is simple: we have it tougher than stupid people. Now I'll tell you why.

First off expectations on smart people are higher. We have to perform better, respond to problems and questions faster, and are expected to be able to pick things up and run with them the first time around. Stupid people don't.

Secondly, and somewhat more importantly, smart people have to interact and deal with stupid people. My situation today being a perfect example. Here's a basic transcript of how my phone conversation went with her prior to showing her once again how to perform the operation she was assigned to do by her bosses....

Woman: Hey, this thing that you setup don't work.

Me: Ok, what seems to be the trouble?

Woman: I don't know, it just don't work.

Me: Well is it giving you an error message or anything like that?

Woman: No, I just can't make it work, I need you to come do it for me again.

Me: Uh, well I'm working on some other things right now, could I possibly do it later this afternoon?

Woman: No, 'cause my boss is mad that I haven't done it yet, and I told him that IT hasn't gotten it working for me yet, so you'd better come now.

Me:....

So not only can this woman not do what she was told to do, and what I enabled her to do weeks ago, but she hung me out to dry in front of her bosses as an excuse. I shouldn't have to deal with this BS, no one should. Am I given the luxury of blaming my failings on others? No, I'm certainly not, and why? Because I'm smarter than average.

Smart people should have their own minority group, maybe even their own union.

Discuss.
 
KNYTE said:
No matter how you slice it that's ultimately what all IT jobs are. I'm going back to school and getting out, but that's not what this thread is about.
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While what you're saying may be technically true there are plenty of jobs which remove you from the end-user (meatware) by several degrees. Not having to deal with their every, single, annoying, insignificant, self-inflicted issue can give you a much better perspective on things.

/threadjack
 
go over her head and tell her boss excatly what you did and that you have already explained how to use the program correctly and that she simply doesn't understand. sure it's mean but do you really want her dumb ass bringing you down with her?
 
Onnotangu said:
go over her head and tell her boss excatly what you did and that you have already explained how to use the program correctly and that she simply doesn't understand. sure it's mean but do you really want her dumb ass bringing you down with her?
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Honestly I don't care at this point. We're moving in a few months and my record around the office is positive. I'd rather not a start a war at a place that is ultimately insignificant in my career overall.
 
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I'D start making a record of every time you interact with this person and exactly how it goes down. then you'll have proof and records of what you are doing with her.

and please stop posting pages out of spange's diary. it makes me look bad.
 
KNYTE said:
Honestly I don't care at this point. We're moving in a few months and my record around the office is positive. I'd rather not a start a war at a place that is ultimately insignificant in my career overall.
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that's the right move
 
Thorn Bird said:
I'D start making a record of every time you interact with this person and exactly how it goes down. then you'll have proof and records of what you are doing with her.

and please stop posting pages out of spange's diary. it makes me look bad.
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Make his penis moist and I am sure he won't mind :fly: :heart:

Thankfully my job is so many rungs away from customers, 4 to be exact, that I don't have to deal with them. Good thing, too, as our software is almost unusable because of the difficulty level.
 
and the world is steadily being dumbed down these days to THEIR level instead of encouraging people to be smart.

Try working in a school hombre. The DUMB, not just youth, in that place would bring you to tears. I teach kids the same ish LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TIMES, and they still don't get it.

I worked for the city years back, and realized I had to stop doing such a good job at stuff or they'd just continue to add to my workload. Without raising my pay. argh.

I like being smart, but yeah mang, LOT of dumbness in the world.

don't think we'll ever have a union, but not a bad idea.
 
djMingleMixx said:
and the world is steadily being dumbed down these days to THEIR level instead of encouraging people to be smart.

Try working in a school hombre. The DUMB, not just youth, in that place would bring you to tears. I teach kids the same ish LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TIMES, and they still don't get it.

I worked for the city years back, and realized I had to stop doing such a good job at stuff or they'd just continue to add to my workload. Without raising my pay. argh.

I like being smart, but yeah mang, LOT of dumbness in the world.

don't think we'll ever have a union, but not a bad idea.
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I know quite a few teachers, and they all bitch about the dumb teachers/administration. its eerie.
 
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