Obtuse, stupid, fuckwitted, ignorant, thick.
I could do a mnemonic and create a whole new word… let’s see.
O
S
F
I
T
Sofit?
Foist?
Tifosi?
Sitof?
It’s not a mnemonic, it’s a one of those other things, can’t think of the word, and it’s not even one of those.
Anyway, I’ve been dealing with thick people today. I find it so frustrating that people who are in relatively well-paid jobs can’t be arsed to use their brains.
I’d expect most people working in a similar sort of role as me to be abel to interpret a simple spreadsheet. I’m sure “working knowledge of Excel” is an essential criterion of most job descriptions for that sort of job. So when I get an e-mail saying “I couldn’t quite work out your spreadsheet, so I’ve interpreted in a Word document instead. Do you want me to send you that?”, my immediate response is “DO I FUCK!”.
What do these people want? Should I learn interpretative dance moves that tell them how much is in their budgets and what they can spend it on? It would certainly make things a lot more interesting, if only for the sake of getting me into a leotard for the first time in thirty years, but seriously, what is WRONG with some people?
The classic one is “why isn’t all of this word showing in this cell on this spreadsheet?”
“Because the column isn’t wide enough”
“Oh, do I have to make the text smaller?”
“No, you can make the column wider”
“How do I do that?”
“What grade are you again?”
Promoted out of harm’s way.
I think I get impatient with people because I tend to find things out for myself. If I don’t know, I’ll ask somebody, make a note of what they say, then keep that in my notebook of knowledge. The same has gone for using computers and software, I’ve never had any training and I just learned by using stuff, a bit of trial and error, but I got there. So why can’t other people be the same? Why are they so, basically, crap?
People can be brilliant, fun, stimulating, but they can also be exasperating and downright infuriating. Most days I’m fortunate enough to encounter those on brilliant end of the spectrum, but despite a few rays of sunshine today, the majority of my dealings were with people who were, to put it politely, exasperating.
Bring on tomorrow and a new day of challenges. I shall be practising rolling my eyes and tutting in my sleep.
The Snoring Dog 
God am I glad I dont work in close proximity to you Tina!
However, when you work for a “company” that obviously has no idea how to run a business that imports the entire stocklist for EIGHT motorcycle manufacturers, plus a full range of an unheard of helmet manufacturer.Without mastering the basic rules of stock control. i.e. WE NEED MORE SPACE TO STORE THIS STUFF!? & If we keep cramming more stuff into these cardboard boxes, THINGS WILL GET BROKEN.
I would gladly jump at the chance to meet the odd thick person, as opposed to the obiously brainless morons who run the place I work at!
It’s an acrostic you’re thinking of. And OMG, yes, do I ever agree with you about people who ask elementary questions about standard operating procedures that have been in place for the last 15-20 years. WHO THE HELL DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO WORK MS Word, Excel, or Powerpoint FFS? How did they get through university?! Clearly, sexual favors were exchanged.
I went to university at a time before widespread use of computers. The Internet came to life in the final year of my PhD. I first used a spreadsheet when I was in my first job after that, and I taught myself how to use it because nobody else really knew either. I taught myself how to do pivot tables this year. You won’t believe how happy this made me.