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.
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.