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[โ€“] [email protected] 82 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This sounds like software engineering in a nutshell.

[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Software engineering is the study of constantly calling your predecessor an idiot.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Rules of Tech Support:

Rule T18 - You are incompetent. You just don't know it. At least, that's what your replacement will think.

Rule T18A - You will have to deal with techs who are incompetent.

Rule T18B - Sometimes, you really are incompetent.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Especially when you are that predecessor