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re: Pet Peeve: Why can’t some people just answer the bloody, fricking question?
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:46 am to Dadren
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:46 am to Dadren
Have a coworker like this. When I need quote for price and delivery, I get the price but 15 reasons why he can't give me the lead time.
You can't be held accountable for missed delivery date if you never give one.
Our boss is useless for enforcing it.
You can't be held accountable for missed delivery date if you never give one.
Our boss is useless for enforcing it.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:49 am to Dadren
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oversight/regulatory agencies.
You can absolutely tell them the same thing but the results are going to be different
Ive done it before!
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:52 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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engineering management surprisingly split. Some love it, some consistently ask for more.
When I get a request to "provide more color" or my favorite one I heard once "more meat and potatoes" my head usually hits the desk.
Missed out on a promotion because of this, as explained by the hiring director. Is what it is. I don't do corporate mumbo jumbo. If I can answer in three words with clarity, that's what I do.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:57 am to burger bearcat
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Building/construction/engineering
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When all I was asking for was a simple dimension or some specification about the material they were providing.
Have you read through the spec books lately? The architects have loaded them up and written them with nearly incoherent verbiage. Just ask your subs/vendors for the submittals that are usually called for in the specs. If any problems arise from there, let the architects and engineers provide more specific specifications so the subs don't have to keep guessing.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:00 am to Swamp Angel
quote:but then he would have to read more than a three line email and that’s just too much info for him to digest
Just ask your subs/vendors for the submittals that are usually called for in the specs. If any problems arise from there
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:07 am to LNCHBOX
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because of this, as explained by the hiring director.
frick em. Hiring director probably didnt need to be there either.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:11 am to Swamp Angel
the above three pages do have a correlliary situation. Go to the drive up station to order the three piece mild chicken fingers with a biscuit and Diet Coke that is described on the menu
first question...what is your name Fred
next question...do you want spicy or mild I said mild
next question...do you want cold slaw or mashed potatoes I asked for neither
next question...which special sauce I asked for none
next question....is Pepsi okey if that's all you got
next question...mild has a 15 minute wait will you accept spicy. yes
next question...would you like to donate 1 dollar to save the kittens. no
next question...will this be cash or charge. cash
next question...will it be 15 or 20 % tip. none
would you like an ice cream cup... no
would you like 1 napkin or 2... 1
Please drive to the side and await your order.
first question...what is your name Fred
next question...do you want spicy or mild I said mild
next question...do you want cold slaw or mashed potatoes I asked for neither
next question...which special sauce I asked for none
next question....is Pepsi okey if that's all you got
next question...mild has a 15 minute wait will you accept spicy. yes
next question...would you like to donate 1 dollar to save the kittens. no
next question...will this be cash or charge. cash
next question...will it be 15 or 20 % tip. none
would you like an ice cream cup... no
would you like 1 napkin or 2... 1
Please drive to the side and await your order.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:24 am to burger bearcat
I’ve been there. I worked with many retards who can’t make sense of a simple email that contains all relevant information they need to do their job…if they actually know what they should know.
They want to be told what to do and do not like that someone expects them to have at least intermediate knowledge.
So they ask what they view is a simple “black and white” question that people who know the job would never ask. So we try explaining to them that they did not need to even ask the question. We try walking them through their job in a way that no one else needs. They still don’t understand that it is their own stupidity that led them to ask a simple question.
The job may not be for you baw.
They want to be told what to do and do not like that someone expects them to have at least intermediate knowledge.
So they ask what they view is a simple “black and white” question that people who know the job would never ask. So we try explaining to them that they did not need to even ask the question. We try walking them through their job in a way that no one else needs. They still don’t understand that it is their own stupidity that led them to ask a simple question.
The job may not be for you baw.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:20 am to burger bearcat
If you ask a lawyer a simple question, remember, they get paid by the word.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:21 am to burger bearcat
CYA
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:23 am to burger bearcat
Concise thinking/speaking is a rare talent.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:31 am to burger bearcat
Agreed. Sometimes I thought I had old Abe Simpson on the line.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:33 am to burger bearcat
Oh, the old Kamala Harris "Word Salad" responses. That would drive me to irrational actions likely getting me called into HR for ANOTHER longwinded explanation for why I'm not a "Team Player".
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:53 am to burger bearcat
quote:AI prompt:
And they proceed to respond with a word vomit answer with an endless maze of options and possibilities.
Respond to this email with "yes", but make it sound like I've put a lot of thought and work into making this decision.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:33 pm to Woolfpack
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“I don’t know, let me find out” used to be a respectable response.
Clients hate when engineers say "I don't know". That will lead to the dreaded "word salad" responses.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:58 pm to Woolfpack
quote:My employer has taken to calling them "opportunities." My response is usually something along the lines of: "Yeah, you're right: You've got an opportunity to fix the GD problem."
“There are no problems, we only have challenges here
Being an old, salty union man with seniority has its perks.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 1:13 pm to burger bearcat
It’s rarely black and white in engineering because there are a dozen ways to skin the cat.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 1:27 pm to burger bearcat
I always want to follow up the word vomit with “so, is that a yes or a no?”
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 1:28 pm
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