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Are you incompetent?

Postby rabid_fox » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:49 pm

Apparently the majority of the Western work force are considered incompetent in terms of the skills they need to do their job, the number rising sharply as you move towards tertiary positions (which, I'm guessing, would be a significant majority of the userbase here).

So. What's your job and are you incompetent?
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Postby TyVulpine » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:29 pm

I work in an animal research facility, and currently am responsible for 42 Rhesus monkeys, and in this kind of job, incompetency is NOT an option, considering the diseases that we work with.
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Postby Arloest » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:38 pm

I am a slacker. And I am extremely competent for this job.
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Postby Fritz » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:41 pm

I do my parents' laundry. Pretty incompetent at it.
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Postby baloki » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:52 pm

*closes this thread*
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Postby nickspoon » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:21 pm

Yes, I am incontinent. Why do you- oh. How awkward.

I do software development. I consider myself fairly competent. My software works, which is more than I can say for some.
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Postby Rooster » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:04 pm

I repair broken phones, laptops, mp3 players, and all manner of other electronical crap. I hate doing it, but I am quite good at it.
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Postby Tarukai » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:10 pm

I work at a grocery store for now, doing various maintenance jobs as well as register and stuff.

I'm overqualified by now (been working there for over 2.5 years).

I need a new job.
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:11 pm

Most people appreciate my work as a copy editor. But I don't do it as efficiently as I can.
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Postby simon » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:15 am

I try to fix Land Rovers okay. They are made broken, though.
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Postby gforce422 » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:27 am

I work at a small, independently owned lighting store. I am currently performing a wide variety of tasks, such as shipping, receiving, stock movement and organization, inventory, janitorial duties, lighting repair, customer service, cashier duties, putting lights out on display, wiring the displays, and the like. Heck, I don't even know what my job description is anymore. Lighting consultant, maybe?? :D

And no, I don't own the store...
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Postby rabid_fox » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:29 am

Oh, by the way. I'm a teacher and I'm very likely incompetent.
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Postby Priest_Revan » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:35 am

No job yet, but as a comic artist, I'm pretty incompetent.
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Postby osprey » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:47 am

Electronics salesman and I don't do s***.






Well, maybe not. But I still like to chill behind the till and do nothing.
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:44 pm

Lighting consultant, maybe??[/size]
At first I read it "lightning consultant." That would be an underling for Zeus, Thor, or someone similar.
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