new recruit

acid_kewpie · 04-10-2008, 04:17 PM

well this is really more the policy of the company. he's the kind of person who stay... there have been a lot of people who match the job spec really very well who soon see the company for what it is and leave (like i intend to) and there are those who are largely incapable and are happy to sit in an unfurnished office doing nothing all day and taking the money... seems to be a very deliberate and concious choice by my employer...

Kirmonkey · 04-13-2008, 03:51 PM

Does he know how to belay ropes?

I can only recruit car thieves and farmers children for work...

acid_kewpie · 04-13-2008, 04:06 PM

heh, i can belay, can't climb for crap though...

Kirmonkey · 04-13-2008, 04:22 PM

Neither can the staff, unless the police are chasing them

vxc69 · 04-14-2008, 06:27 AM

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With a bit of luck (or careful planning, heheheh) he'll electrocute himself.

That's mean. lol

acid_kewpie · 04-14-2008, 10:58 AM

Yes, that is a bit mean... he's got a child and a wife and rent to pay... makes you think a lot more...

On the other hand I've had to explain to him about 4 times now that voice ISDN lines go up and down a lot. That's called a telephone call. People tend not to make 4 month long phone calls, and that's not a fault. wonder when the 5th will come along...

brianL · 04-14-2008, 11:04 AM

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Yes, that is a bit mean... he's got a child and a wife and rent to pay... makes you think a lot more...

Just advise him to take out plenty of life insurance...then arrange an "accident".

crashmeister · 04-14-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

Yes, that is a bit mean... he's got a child and a wife and rent to pay... makes you think a lot more...

Dunno - I went on a couple of jobs some 'colleagues' screwed up.

The crap you have to take then for the incompetence of others makes you forget how they plan on paying their bills pretty quick.

chrism01 · 04-22-2008, 01:43 AM

If he's really that bad, you need to talk to your boss somehow... maybe point out how much this guy is costing to do nothing, and not liable to improve in any reasonable timescale.

alan_ri · 04-22-2008, 11:21 AM

Did anyone of you posters(so far in this thread) have ever been in Africa? I was.

crashmeister · 04-22-2008, 12:49 PM

Yes - why?

baldy3105 · 04-22-2008, 04:18 PM

No way is he a CCNA, unless he passed it from a cheat sheet.....

brianL · 04-22-2008, 05:43 PM

Useless? Knows nothing? Tell him to go into politics.

alan_ri · 04-23-2008, 03:40 AM

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Yes - why?

Let me reply with give a man a chance,and help if and when you can.Your karma will look a little better then.That's in general speaking.

crashmeister · 04-23-2008, 07:36 AM

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Let me reply with give a man a chance,and help if and when you can.Your karma will look a little better then.That's in general speaking.

I don't tolerate professionals that don't now what they are doing no matter where they come from - neither did the companies in Africa I worked with.

There are a lot of companies that just keep some bodies around of whom they know that those are not really competent.The reason for that is to fill in for easy/routine jobs when the need arises.That is fine if managed properly otherwise it's asking for disasters.