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I am convinced that people who work in DC are less intelligent than the avg college grad

Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:24 pm
Posted by League Champs
Bayou Self
Member since Oct 2012
10340 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:24 pm
Case in point. A DailyBeast article describes being on the phone with a WH official who is in some fashion is ratting on his boss to the MSM.
quote:

one official was having a conversation with a Daily Beast reporter on Friday morning when the reporter interrupted the official to inform them that Trump was on Twitter again.

Then the reporter was 'stunned' to learn of the mood in the WH?
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“People are keeping their heads down,” another official said, describing the White House comms shop as dispirited and fearful of Trump’s ire.

If my employee was on the phone discussing internal business to an outsider, you can damn well be certain that his arse would be dispirited and fearful

That reporter and the ANONYMOUS WH official should be very aware that talking out of school would piss any boss off. And they act like Trump is a terrible human being for doing what any boss would do in that instance

How about stay off the effing phone, and your boss won't be pissed all the time?? If you don't like it find another GD job!

It's as if Mrs. Bean's challenger class is running the govt, and you can't be mean to them because they don't understand what they are doing
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
45961 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:30 pm to
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I am convinced that people who work in DC are less intelligent than the avg college grad


Well, most of them are college grads so what does that say?

Two of the most intelligent people I know started college and dropped out to start their own businesses. This was over 40 yrs ago.
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
21118 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:33 pm to
I live in the South, but the constant insecurity of those of us in the Heartland toward the coastal "elites" is so tired, and worn out.
Posted by CptBengal
BR Baby
Member since Dec 2007
71661 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:33 pm to
Stupidity is rampant.

Consolidated education has replaced thought with being a parrot.
Posted by League Champs
Bayou Self
Member since Oct 2012
10340 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:35 pm to
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but the constant insecurity of those of us in the Heartland toward the coastal "elites" is so tired

So its acceptable to the coastal "elites" to be on the phone talking shite about the boss, and not expect repercussions?

I seriously doubt that
Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
Member since Apr 2012
18964 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:35 pm to
It's all about acquiring position and power by any means possible.


Edit: the only people that can actually drain the swamp are the voters. We have the power to run them all out of town. We will never do it though.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 10:38 pm
Posted by jimmywalkeruphere
Member since Mar 2017
62 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:38 pm to
I'm convinced I'm smarter than my electrician but I don't find out later when my house burns down.
Posted by Bass Tiger
Member since Oct 2014
45961 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:39 pm to
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Stupidity is rampant.

Consolidated education has replaced thought with being a parrot.




Truth! People confuse regurgitation with intelligence...., wrong!!!! Problem solving mixed with creativity is a sign of intelligence. Finding a solution to an unanticipated problem will always be more desirable to employers than rote knowledge.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 10:40 pm
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35236 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 10:59 pm to
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Truth! People confuse regurgitation with intelligence...., wrong!!!! Problem solving mixed with creativity is a sign of intelligence. Finding a solution to an unanticipated problem will always be more desirable to employers than rote knowledge.
Well being able to acquire and store factual information and then "regurgitate" it is one of the highest loading abilities on G. So it is a fundamental part of intelligence.

And while education level cannot be used to gauge an individual's intelligence, there is a clear relationship with intelligence and education level at the group and population level.
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
37472 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:02 pm to
Poli sci/journalism degree probably some of the easiest degrees out there. I would reckon those majors are not full of the brightest crayons
Posted by mmcgrath
Indianapolis
Member since Feb 2010
35360 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:02 pm to
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If my employee was on the phone discussing internal business to an outsider, you can damn well be certain that his arse would be dispirited and fearful
If only 110 days into the employment of a bunch of new hires, you don't know who is leaking to the press because damn near everyone hates their job, then you are a lousy employer. Either you picked the wrong people or you are such a screw up that even the right people hate you.
Posted by MizzouBS
Missouri
Member since Dec 2014
5829 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:04 pm to
My congressman MO (R) Billy Long doesn't have a college degree. He has a certificate to be a auctioneer.
Posted by KCT
Psalm 23:5
Member since Feb 2010
38911 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:06 pm to
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I am convinced that people who work in DC are less intelligent than the avg college grad


We've seen evidence of that right here on this board.
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35236 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:07 pm to
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We've seen evidence of that right here on this board.
When you said you were in DC the other day, I didn't know you meant that you work in DC.
Posted by KCT
Psalm 23:5
Member since Feb 2010
38911 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:12 pm to
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When you said you were in DC the other day, I didn't know you meant that you work in DC.




Rent free, bobbakanoosh.

Of course, you inadvertently raise a good point. One does not necessarily having to live inside the Beltway in order to have an inside the Beltway job.

If you know what I mean, jelly bean.
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35236 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:19 pm to
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Of course, you inadvertently raise a good point. One does not necessarily having to live inside the Beltway in order to have an inside the Beltway job.

If you know what I mean, jelly bean.
Of course, I know what you mean. You're obviously referring to commuters.
Posted by larry289
Holiday Island, AR
Member since Nov 2009
3858 posts
Posted on 5/12/17 at 11:30 pm to
If you've ever worked with or around beltwayers for any length of time, you will learn two things paramount to your getting ahead.

1) Never challenge anyone above you
2) Do not deviate from the requested task

Relatives that I have known in OSHA and DOI cannot even address a question concerning objectives in their department unless they are specifically assigned to it.

Not 100% this way, but a very high percentile.
Posted by Speckhunter2012
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2012
5768 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 12:03 am to
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Two of the most intelligent people I know started college and dropped out to start their own businesses. This was over 40 yrs ago.


Mike Rowe would agree with you.
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35236 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 12:07 am to
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Mike Rowe would agree with you.
Mike Rowe knows Bass Tiger? That's cool.
Posted by funnystuff
Member since Nov 2012
8320 posts
Posted on 5/13/17 at 12:15 am to
If it's your assertion that there are some people in DC who are dumber than the average college grad, then yea, no shite

If it's your assertion is that the average government official in DC is dumber than the average college grad, then I think that you're simply seeing what you want to see. I don't believe that you can find any study to back up that assertion.
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