I did not know where else to share this. Our web person got the job without knowing a lot about the internet or computers for that matter. She has absolutely made the best of her situation but I didn't know where else to share this. We have an online media upload area on our web content server. It's a simple drag and drop style warehouse for all of the files on our site. mp3's, jpegs, gifs, etc are all kept in this area. The following is an email thread between me and this person: ________________________________________ Her Hey Chance is there anyway to make those MB files into KB files? When you post the MB files, they take up way too much space. You do a lot better just loading KB files. Me Yeah, I can divide them by a thousand. Her Thank you, because we are at 93% of our space being used. Thanks!
I used to work someplace where a clueless project manager placed a support call to the IT department to "fix" the printer. When they got there, the printer said, "Load letter." So the IT dept. decided to have a little fun with her. They told her that her MS Word document had been infected by the Load Letter virus and that she had infected the printer with it. Word traveled fast, and pretty soon everybody at the company was giving her flack because she had spread the Load Letter virus to the printer. She thought they were all making fun of her for accidentally spreading a virus, when in fact we were all making fun of how stupid she was. I don't know if she ever found out the truth. -- droxford
Most programmers I know dont know very much about computers in general I have seen them call the helpdesk b4 because they dont want to ask anyone in the office, but good programmers make great money Great stoy
What's scary is this -- I don't doubt the validity of your story ONE BIT! I learned long ago that any computer-related story that seems to outlandishly silly to be true, really IS true. I think we could have a fun competition comparing the lesser "computer folks" in our offices. I doubt I'd win for my co-worker's lack of knowledge, but I have no doubt my "boss" can win on ineptitude and worthlessness. BTW, this is definitely teh funny!!!!111!
LOL - literally. That's why we give every IT applicant a test. I am constantly amazed at some of the incorrect answers or blank stares we get. On paper some of these people look like the inventor of the internet, but after the test you find out they are Al Gore.
So, your solution to this is because she is not up to par on the job...your going to reply with tech/geek jokes in answering her questions that she cannot get until she becomes more learned. Then, she will come to resent you and hate you. Chance, you're fired! - Donald Trump
Chance, You forgot the most important detail of the story: Is your new IT person hot? If so, everything can be overlooked.
I don't mean to rag on her but I had nowhere else to turn. she's not so much IT as she is the person who does our websites...stellar websites by the way
Wow Chance. How in the hell did she get hired? I've worked as a web administrator for the last 3 years for a major oil/gas company in town....I would love to take her place for you guys!
The job doesn't pay dick. She worked in promotions and was a good employee just not good at promotions apparently (I wasn't here) and rather than fire her they moved her over to the web administrator slot. Apparently this job did not require internet knowledge...or computer knowledge...or a common sense...or oh hell I don't know. She is doing the best she can she's just in the wrong place. Again.
ahhh, what kind of programmer are you talking about? I haven't seen one programmer that don't know a whole lot about computer, I'm a CS major myself and I know alots of programmers.
