Re: Test questions? (off topic)
From: Roland Hall (nobody_at_nowhere)
Date: 05/20/04
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 05:35:49 -0500
"Ken Lynch" wrote in message news:eZwXlyZPEHA.1036@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: I've been reading this thread with great interest. I 'fell' into doing IT
: work for my firm.
I know a lot of people that are in the IT industry that would be more
comfortable selling appliances which is where a lot of them came from.
: As such, I know my limits and willingly admit them.
An honest geek? I don't believe it!
: If I were looking for a new job, I would be candid about my abilities.
That is
: to protect myself.
It won't protect your pay.
: Why would I try to pass off as an expert on something
: and then have the system crash and 40 users screaming for my blood?
Mainly because all systems will eventually crash. All hardware fails. All
software has bugs and in MSFT's case most have buffer overflows! *sheepish
grin*
: I'd rather look foolish on the interview than face users with torches and
: pitchforks.
I don't think there is a time I would enjoy looking foolish. What do you
face the users with if you don't look foolish in the interview?
: Users scare me.
You're not alone. We have a support group. Welcome. Here's your jacket.
: They look so innocent when they are downloading spyware and viruses.
They learn to deploy that look from Ted Kennedy.
: They seem so nice while they are deleting critical files on the network.
You need to end your daily routine of liquid lunches. You're in denial.
They never seem nice.
: They seem amazed when the CPU starts smoking
: because they have junk piled all over it and it hasn't had any airflow
since
: 1983.
Your systems are probably due for some preventative maintenance because even
if the piles were not on them, they be clogged from all the dust and cr*p
they collect from the air, not to mention the dead skin from the user
(ick!), and most likely not Y2K compliant either. You probably got a raise
this year but it didn't apply since it will not go into effect until 1904.
(O:=
: But don't let that fool you. They are evil.
Just like members of the Liberal party, HollowWood elitists and of course,
the French.
: Maybe that's what should happen at the job interview. They bring in a
: typical user and a police dog. If the dog starts growling and barking,
you
: end the interview and leave.
Or put the user and the dog in a room by themselves and don't open the door
until the screaming stops. Although I don't see a need to punish the dog.
: Or maybe you bring in a user and a Bible (Holy: Water, cross or holy
object of your choosing).
Holy Moley?
: If the user can actually touch the Bible, it is OK to work for that
company.
That's not a reliable test. There are still other users and don't forget
about the ones - on vacation, serving as defendents in criminal court, late
for work because the one particular part of driving they really suck at is
their inability to merge, playing hookey. That's why it's always good to
meet with the users when you interview. It will give you bargaining power
over the company because, after all, they already know the users.
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