Faking It Until I'm Done Making It
January 5, 2018
So at work, I am currently training two people to build a thing. At the same time, more or less. At differing stages of said build. Because my boss thought that it was a good idea to train both of these people in order to find something for them to do, because they had even less to do than I did before yesterday. And I don't really argue with my boss, because I'm not all the other clowns that I work with.
I experience this everywhere I work, and it is unfathomable to me that so many of these quibblers don't get thrown out the door. I mean sure, I'm a know-it-all, too, but the difference is a) I actually know what I'm talking about, and b) I was brought up to not argue with the people that are signing my paychecks. Besides, the management where I work wouldn't listen if I actually did enlighten them on anything.
But I digress. The best part about my training two of my coworkers to build this thing is that I'm not actually trained on building it, either. Surprise! Thus, yesterday, today, and probably half of next week will consist of me faking it, brazening it out, and pretending that I actually know what I'm talking about. Of course, these are things that I do excel at, so I'm not at all worried. Amused, but not worried.