Intelligence is a curse.

**Cobra X** · May 25th, 2004, 02:41 PM

Dude, I'm in charge, I called it!

**ilovetheusers** · May 25th, 2004, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Cobra X

Dude, I'm in charge, I called it!

What, like you just can call seat safe on being in charge or something?

**Escape_Driver** · May 25th, 2004, 02:49 PM

I happen to be very smart and now I keep it under the radar... Because at my last job I was expected to do twice the work as other co-workers and I would never have been moved up the company because was I threat. They made me teach my (high school kid) replacement (Happened to be related to the boss). Now I'm told they miss having me there..BOO HOO for them

**techs** · May 25th, 2004, 03:02 PM

I'd tend to agree. Much more valuable than intelligence is choosing the right parents.

**ilovetheusers** · May 25th, 2004, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by techs

I'd tend to agree. Much more valuable than intelligence is choosing the right parents.

I agree, totally.

A lot of it is the drive that more wealthy parents instill into siblings but at least half of it is who they know. I know a total moron who can barely tie his shoes that makes loads of loot because his daddy got him his job. I'm sure he does it well and is willing to work the long hours but his most important factor was a father who was already in the business with connections.

**techs** · May 25th, 2004, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by ilovetheusers

I agree, totally.

A lot of it is the drive that more wealthy parents instill into siblings but at least half of it is who they know. I know a total moron who can barely tie his shoes that makes loads of loot because his daddy got him his job. I'm sure he does it well and is willing to work the long hours but his most important factor was a father who was already in the business with connections.

The complete morons I have worked for always got their jobs through their familiy. Most of the bright ones got the jobs on their own.

**ilovetheusers** · May 25th, 2004, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by techs

The complete morons I have worked for always got their jobs through their familiy. Most of the bright ones got the jobs on their own.

Yup.

**King Grover** · May 25th, 2004, 03:28 PM

i'm stupid, therefore I should be president. smart people are in cahrge and run everyhytihig, but me, i'm stupid. i gots management rittin all over me.

**edball** · May 25th, 2004, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by King Grover

i'm stupid, therefore I should be president. smart people are in cahrge and run everyhytihig, but me, i'm stupid. i gots management rittin all over me.

That's why you're the King !

**Escape_Driver** · May 25th, 2004, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by King Grover

i'm stupid, therefore I should be president. smart people are in cahrge and run everyhytihig, but me, i'm stupid. i gots management rittin all over me.

I'd vote for you just as soon as you get the near, far thing worked out.

**Major Kong** · May 25th, 2004, 06:37 PM

I'm super intelligent and over 45! It's like ummmmm...What was I sayin'?

**ilovetheusers** · May 25th, 2004, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by King Grover

i'm stupid, therefore I should be president. smart people are in cahrge and run everyhytihig, but me, i'm stupid. i gots management rittin all over me.

I'm getting a new one of those management things soon so with luck he'll just be a little stupid and not amazingly stupid like my managers, managers, manager is right now who is running my dept. during management absence.

The only smart managers they hired, they ignore and act like they don't have authority. I work for ka-loons.

**jaeger** · May 25th, 2004, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by ilovetheusers

Everyone wants something, NOW. You are held to the higher standard while others skate by with p!$$ poor efforts. You get to work hard in school to get a great IT job that winds up paying didly because morons flooded the job market with their non skills and devalued the positions offered so that highly skilled individuals now compete for lower salaries. You can’t get to be the “boss” because you might threaten the existing idiots who hold the other “boss” positions. You will have one or two kids to the 15 future criminals of America that Berl and Alma had in their doublewide.

Don't forget that if you do somehow end up successful, you are an evil moneygrubbing bastard and should be taxed because you can afford it.

I heard a rumor that once upon a time people lauded and were motivated by success rather than hated it.

**Cobra X** · May 25th, 2004, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by ilovetheusers

What, like you just can call seat safe on being in charge or something?

Uhhhhh....yeah....?

**TripleRLtd** · May 25th, 2004, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by jaeger

I heard a rumor that once upon a time people lauded and were motivated by success rather than hated it.

I don't know about you all, but I still am.
Yeah, intelligence has it downfalls, and its virtues. When all is said and done, and, if you could change things, what would you choose? I'll tell you one thing: sometimes I wish I didn't think about EVERYTHING so damn much. But, most other times, I am thankful.