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Are You Annoying?
cweditor writes "This Computerworld article looks at some habits of people in general and IT pros in particular that can drive co-workers crazy."
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Yes.
Next slashdot article please.
James Tiberius Kirk: "Spock, the women on your planet are logical. No other planet in the galaxy can make that claim."
when I declared that every other Tuesday was pants-optional day. Needless to say, very few ever join me.
One thing IT geeks need to remember is that if a user is bothering us, something in the system is broken. Even if it's the user that's malfunctioning, they're still a part of the system. They can be repaired via retraining and also replaced via human resouce departments.
Yes.
I mean, its simple. All you have to do is click on use advanced options radio button, and then click the change advanced settings. No, the little circle first, right. Then the advanced button, and select check hosts file and check Internet Explorer preferences, then click on Next and Continue and, grrr. MOOOVE.
The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches. -- ee cummings
THIS JUST IN: People in the IT sector have the same behavioral traits as all of the rest of the humans on earth. HOLY SHIT!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have backups to corrupt.
I think this is the only article in the history of Slashdot that could make GNAA comments, trolling and general bad behaviour -- ON TOPIC!
Annoying people exist everywhere. The trick is to direct their annoying behaviour at your foes.
The dangers of knowledge trigger emotional distress in human beings.
This line gave me a laugh:
if you have a tendency to blurt things out and interrupt people, tell your listeners they'd be helping you by pointing out every time you do that
Reminds me of this line from Wargames (spoken to Malvin, the stereotypical nerd):
"Remember you told me to tell you when you were acting rudely and insensitively? Remember that? You're doing it right now."
I think somebody has a case of the mondays.....
Because he's my boss. And I'm a total pussy, so I take my gripes to Slashdot where they can be totally ineffective.
I'm just trying to fit in.
Ok, that sounds fair.
Tell me where you work, and I will come by and tap you on the head with a pencil at irregular intervals throughout the day.
When you get annoyed, I will smugly tell you it is your fault because you "don't understand".
Or, perhaps, annoyance is the fault of the person who is too superior or condescending to bother to help or explain properly.
HTH. HAND.
My problem with Windows is what people DO know how to do with it remotely.
"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival."
--Dr.W.Edwards Deming