On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 10:23, Jack Coates wrote: > On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 09:56, Michael Holt wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 06:47, Jack Coates wrote: > > > > > you assume that they know what they're doing... many people in the IT > > > world don't. > > > > LOL > > I'm working on the 'NMCI' project in Bremerton, WA right now - the > > 'Naval Marine Corps Intranet'. I believe that there are a few really > > sharp people doing the engineering, but each day my bubble gets a little > > more crushed realizing how true your statement is. > > I just assumed that the people I went to work with new more than I and > > were all professionals... > > Yeah, nothing like interviewing job candidates to burst that bubble :-) > There are some very good people out there, but the dangerous ones are > the ones that know just enough to do things but don't know enough to > realize that they shouldn't do that thing.
The one I love to find is the guy/gal who says " I don't know but I know where I can find out". Second hardest thing to teach people. Don't find out why it happened first. Find out what happened, what should happen, and how to fix it. Amazing when you do that the why kinda finds itself. Kinda like this one. 3 people are in a car. An Electrical Engineer, A Windows programmer, and a Mechanical Engineer. They are trying to get a car to re-start after it dies. The Electrical Engineer is under the hood testing the wiring, the Mechanical Engineer is under the car Checking out if the measurements are matching the blueprints. The Programmer is opening and closing windows, and a kid who is riding by on his Bike suggests putting gas in the tank. James
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