Indeed. It's been a long time since "samzenpus" has had to train for a new job. Every time I have a new job, I always make the mistake of trying to use common sense, and get slapped for it every time.
Me: "So... why exactly do we need to incubate all these triple sterilized agar plates in the incubator?" Trainer: "So we can be sure they're sterile." Me: "But they're double bagged, sealed, and have been subjected to radiation several times, they're more sterile than surgical instruments!" Trainer: "It's in the
And as he's standing there watching her and not telling her she's doing it wrong, it would be reasonable to assume that she's doing it right, but for some reason it's just not working. And if she was nervous (young and first day in the job) she probably wasn't thinking clearly enough to work it out herself.
Hilarious!
(Actually, being prepared to admit to it is even more hilarious!)
Granted he was just being a dick by letting her struggle, but how much brainpower does it take to realize that putting ice cream in the microwave is never going to work? To do it once because you're nervous and not thinking clearly is one thing. Six times would seem to indicate a fundamental failure to grasp the concepts of "hot" and "cold".
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Monday August 18, 2008 @05:57PM (#24651201)
"...but how much brainpower does it take to realize that putting ice cream in the microwave is never going to work?"
If it was her first time in the kitchen she may not have realized that it was a regular microwave. She may have thought that it was special sundae preparation machine. This was of course reinforced by coworkers looking on and not correcting her.
I know I sometimes over think things and appear clueless on stuff that is obvious to everyone else.
Her brain may have been devoted just then to "Why the *$%@ do they microwave the ice cream? How does this even work for them? Why are they all standing around looking at me instead of telling me what I'm doing wrong?"
Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
-- Quentin Crisp
Editors? (Score:5, Informative)
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Maybe "No that's not what I meant, just heat the packet not everything."? You're not very good at training people are you?
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Indeed. It's been a long time since "samzenpus" has had to train for a new job. Every time I have a new job, I always make the mistake of trying to use common sense, and get slapped for it every time.
Me: "So... why exactly do we need to incubate all these triple sterilized agar plates in the incubator?"
Trainer: "So we can be sure they're sterile."
Me: "But they're double bagged, sealed, and have been subjected to radiation several times, they're more sterile than surgical instruments!"
Trainer: "It's in the
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and didn't correct her 6 times.
And as he's standing there watching her and not telling her she's doing it wrong, it would be reasonable to assume that she's doing it right, but for some reason it's just not working. And if she was nervous (young and first day in the job) she probably wasn't thinking clearly enough to work it out herself.
Hilarious!
(Actually, being prepared to admit to it is even more hilarious!)
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Re:Editors? (Score:0)
If it was her first time in the kitchen she may not have realized that it was a regular microwave. She may have thought that it was special sundae preparation machine. This was of course reinforced by coworkers looking on and not correcting her.
I know I sometimes over think things and appear clueless on stuff that is obvious to everyone else.
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Her brain may have been devoted just then to "Why the *$%@ do they microwave the ice cream? How does this even work for them? Why are they all standing around looking at me instead of telling me what I'm doing wrong?"