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how do you deal with coworkers who are clearly daft and brainless?

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

wait for their inevitable downfall.

― gareth, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Treat them like you treat a fairly clever 6 year old. ( ie i do not talk down to them but i talk slow and ask if they have any questions. )

― anthony, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Lie.

― Sterling Clover, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Treat them well. Otherwise you'll get fired.

― Ally, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If they are daft and brainless, you should be as sarcastic as you like, they will never get it, they'll think you are their friend, but you'll have the satisfaction of knowing the truth!

― james e l, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Whats with the sudden capitalisation of yoru email? trying to puff up?

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

NO I WAS WORKING ON THE AMEX ALLOCATION AND I NEED CAPS LOCK ON FOR THAT AND FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF TIL I STARTED TYPING THE MESSAGE.

NOW I'M TRYING TO PUFF MYSELF UP.

― Ally, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My wife used to be brutally mean to people she worked with. They thought she was kidding. BUT SHE WASN'T.

There was one woman in particular who couldn't figure out how to use a letter opener. Things got ugly after that incident, but the poor dear couldn't see the steam coming out of my wife's ears...

― Dan Perry, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't you like cookies ally?

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I like to be be brutally honest, usually in a mean sort of way. People usually think you are being sarcastic or joking! It is like Grosse Pointe Blank, when he actually tells everyone he is a hired assassin, and of course, no one takes him seriously. Like that

― tOM p, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Of course I said what I said, safe in the knowledge that I never spoke to anyone at work for about a year.

― james e l, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What do cookies have to do with anything?

― Ally, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Reminds me of my old boss back in 1997. I realized he wouldn't be good for anything so I ignored him and soon he left of his own volition. Most handy!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

you dont have to keep re typing your email and name if you use cookies

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

You can set a "cookie" in your browser to store your name & e-mail. So you don't have to type it ad nauseum.

― David Raposa, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, yes and I so want to do this at work where loads of people have access to my stuff...

― Ally, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, yes, then you don't, of course. Unless you have unfettered access to a PC. Like, duh.

― David Raposa, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

chicken

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Just wait until they're inevitably promoted out of your workplace.

― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Admittedly, sometimes I'm not that patient.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

no-one is stupid

― maryann, Tuesday, 17 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Refuse to cover for their stupid mistakes until they get fired, or else psychologically torture them until they quit. I have no patience for fools.

I used to be the network administrator for my firm, and part of my job was teaching people how to use the network. Part of my job was NOT teaching people basic computer skills. IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A MODERN OFFICE, YOU SHOULD HAVE FUCKING BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS ALREADY!!! I would show anyone something once. If I had to show them twice, well, I would start to get annoyed, but basically be understanding. After the third time, they would have been categorically dismissed as an idiot and I would never help them with anything EVER AGAIN.

Sorry, argh, there was one woman who used to drive me INSANE because she would ask EVERY FUCKING TIME the same simple things... like... "How do I use the database?" Like... maybe the THIRD time I showed you, you should have used notes? Ask one of your fucking less idiotic colleagues, instead of wasting my time...

She quit after I screamed at her on the phone a couple of times. That's the good thing about being Sys Admin, basically everyone is so scared of you that you're unfireable.

― masonic boom, Wednesday, 18 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Billy Dods?

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 18 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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