Where did all the Stupid people come from? Or don’t state the obvious

Lately, more and more frequently people are needing to state the obvious because some people aren’t smart enough to understand the obvious without it being stated.A colleague recently (just a few minutes ago in fact) stated something that was obvious to everyone else.  I then realized that it is not only the person who needs to have the obvious details stated to them, but there are people who state the obvious because they don’t know it is obvious to everyone else.Now, I know I’m being pedantic [aren’t I always] but this is not an obtuse point.  Kind of like when people repeat what you just said to make sure they ‘GOT YOU RIGHT’ but many times tries to show YOU…what YOU just said.  That is stupid people doing stupid things.

This particular colleague is always the one who requests meetings to go over details under the guise that HE wants to make certain everyone ELSE is clear on the details but in truth HE is the only one unclear on the details.

This particular colleague schedules webinar events 15 minutes early just so HE can make certain everyone ELSE is settled but HE is usually the only one with problems within the webinar not anyone else.

I have been working for more than 20 years and I could only imagine all the people who have been working for more than that but I am seeing boatloads of folks come online with this type mental picture.  Not exactly young people or new workers though either – people who by now should know the ropes but do not and seemingly will never learn them either.

Oh, well rant over.  Return to your regular duties.