[geeks] addressing incompetence in the workplace

[Rob]

Grant them the rope to hang themselves. Document everything. Sit back and
avoid blame.

On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, alex j avriette wrote:

> we have a solaris admin here who insists that to change a machine's
> hostname and ip address, the OS (solaris 8) needs to be reinstalled.
>
> i have grave concerns about this person's competence, but as you can see
> by my signature, i am not in a position to be a) this person's
> supervisor or b) this person's replacement.
>
> is there a way to suggest to upper management that an employee who has
> been around for greater than ten years might not be the right person for
> the job?
>
> gently?
>
> alex
>
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