"he left a runway long enough for the planes already there to take off, he just didn't allow anyone new to land"
doesn't work like that, most planes take longer to take off than land, I can park my flying clubs Rotax Falke on the end of the runway in less than 100m, but I'll be dammed if it'll get off the ground that quick!
If they get someone new in without at least trying to formal train this guy and leave him to learn on the job, for the first few weeks he'll sit there like a lemon, his rate of learning will be governed by the amount of time the new guy can devote to explaining what he's doing, and even then, his knowledge is likely to be ad hoc with large gaps (most Techs I've met can't teach to save their lives, irrespective of technical know-how), so in effect, his time will be wasted and his knowledge won't be anywhere near complete, so why not use his time effectively and send him on a training course and THEN get someone in to help? Some theoretical knowledge from the course, and someone with practical knowledge to round off the training whilst installing the network?
Just my $0.02 worth...
I certainly think it is when Microsoft is either the writer or publisher of said game...
A fault of Microsoft it may be...but a fault of windows it isn't...
Although I have played Microsoft games that have been less fun than repairing Windows....
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"he left a runway long enough for the planes already there to take off, he just didn't allow anyone new to land"
doesn't work like that, most planes take longer to take off than land, I can park my flying clubs Rotax Falke on the end of the runway in less than 100m, but I'll be dammed if it'll get off the ground that quick!
If they get someone new in without at least trying to formal train this guy and leave him to learn on the job, for the first few weeks he'll sit there like a lemon, his rate of learning will be governed by the amount of time the new guy can devote to explaining what he's doing, and even then, his knowledge is likely to be ad hoc with large gaps (most Techs I've met can't teach to save their lives, irrespective of technical know-how), so in effect, his time will be wasted and his knowledge won't be anywhere near complete, so why not use his time effectively and send him on a training course and THEN get someone in to help? Some theoretical knowledge from the course, and someone with practical knowledge to round off the training whilst installing the network? Just my $0.02 worth...
I certainly think it is when Microsoft is either the writer or publisher of said game...
A fault of Microsoft it may be...but a fault of windows it isn't...
Although I have played Microsoft games that have been less fun than repairing Windows....