Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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Careers AdviceSome of your stories of career advice had me wondering just how these idiots manage to survive with such miniscule common sense? Maybe it's time for a humane cull?
When I was doing my first year A Levels our college roped in the services of some computerised system called "Cascade" or someother. Anyway, the idea was that you had to tick various multiple choice answers and the data is fed into one end of a machine which spouts bollocks from the other.
In my very short interview with the careers lady (who posessed an IQ higher than 30, unlike some of the others discussed on these hallowed pages) I was asked the following
CL (Careers Lady): Have you ever thought about being a fighter pilot?
Me: I'm a pacifist and don't believe in violence.
CL: How about working in the construction industry?
Me: You mean the same construction industry which is in the middle of the worst recession since 1950? (this was 1991 after all)
CL: Erm, how about a career in journalism?
Me: Nah
CL: Have you ever wanted to be an engineer?
Me: I've just dropped A level physics.
CL: Have you ever considered a career in accountancy?
Me: Nope, I'm absolutely useless with numbers you see.
The poor lady admitted defeat and I was ushered out of the room for the next lucky soul to discover their career destiny.
fifteen years later I am in fact working in accountancy....
(, Mon 23 Oct 2006, 13:58, Reply)
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