May 31, 2002
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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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