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Has
your supervisor/teacher ever said anything really dumb to you?Too bad you weren't an
adult during the 60's when someone like you could have really made a difference.
Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
Even worse, I've said some very stupid
things when I've been a supervisor and teacher.
Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA
Of course. Everyone says dumb things from
time to time.
Laura, 37
Lowell, MA
USA
If in the course of a career no
supervisor had ever said anything dumb to me, it would set a Guinness world record.
Everyone makes dumb remarks occasionally.
Jane, 62
West Linn, OR
USA
Teachers use to say "This is going down
in your permanent record." As IF that meant anything at all.
Triana, 29
Austin, TX USA
Several times. Depending upon each
situation, I would either remain silent and laugh my ass off or take the risk and bring it
to his/her attention.
Fisch, 47
Preston, CT
USA
Yes, but I think everyone has a dumb moment
every now and then. One of my supervisors happens to be a bit of a half-wit so he says
dumb things all the time!
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
Once when I was in college, I had a
particularly nasty female professor who mistook me as a boy, which is strange because I am
female, and at the time, I had long hair. I had
been sitting in class, and the Prof, who was fond of pointing at someone and demanding
they answer a question, kept pointing in my direction and saying "Do you know the
answer, young man?". I turned around to each side to see who this unfortunate
"young man" might be, but then realized that she was addressing me! I asked,
"do you mean me?"...she said "yes, sir, I certainly do"...I just kind
of mumbled, "but I'm a girl..." The class burst out laughing, the professor
turned red and forgot the question...which was good for me because I DIDNT know the
answer!
Tam
I think alot of things
people say are dumb... but I honestly don't remember most of the dumb things said to me.
My supervisor rambles on and on sometimes and I have to prompt him to keep going where he
wanted to go in the conversation, but specifics, I just let them go.
Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS USA
You means besides your hired...which
in retrospect, I am sure some thought was a dumb thing
to say...
Ammut
age unknown, Egypt
Not that I can think of
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH
USA
Funny you should ask. Just the other day, my
supervisor said something to me that easily falls in that category. I had the flu and
conjunctivitis (pink eye) and returned to work last Thursday. Friday morning I was still
having some problems so made an appointment with the doctor for that afternoon. I told my
supervisor and he looked me in the eye and said "You haven't been here much this
week, have you?"
Reba, 50+
Silver Spring, MD USA
everyday
Nicole2, 20
Jackson, FL
USA
My fourth grade teacher taught us
sign language, but she could speak with her voice too.
But if you mean dumb as in stupid--of course. My third grade teacher, for instance, didn't
believe in dinosaurs; she said they were something scientists had made up to make money.
Only BABIES liked dinosaurs. My fifth grade teacher gave us this story problem where there
were 3 bears and 4 elk and 5 rabbits and 4 geese or something like that. Then she asked
how many animals there were. I wrote down that there were 16 animals, and she insisted
that that was wrong. There were FOUR animals, she told me. She wouldn't listen when I said
she was counting kinds of animals, not individual animals. I could go on. . .
Karen, 22
Ames, IA
USA
Yes, he asked why I hadn't finished my work,
when he constantly tells me to stop something and start another task, without having me
finished the first one. By the end of the day, I am left with about 10 different things
that need to be done and then he keeps telling me, "Why haven't you done any
work". He is quite stupid, when he is part of the problem why I don't finish my work.
Brad, 21
Sydney AUSTRALIA
I have had my supervisior ask me about
adding stuff to the website that is already there. Usually it is something we talked about
adding, but he forgot we went through with it.
Ryan, 28
Riedlingen GERMANY
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