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December 6, 2007 at 09:10 PM
maniacman

People who call themselves “consultants” and ask stupid questions

by maniacman . Updated 18 years, 9 months ago

I’m just here ranting about what I’m seeing lately as stupid questions being asked by new members claiming they are “IT Consultants” or “IT Managers”. Now I can understand if they’re entry level and just starting out in the field, but I seriously take offense at someone claiming to be an “IT Consultant” or “IT Dept Manager” and asking stupid questions like how to promote a member server to a domain controller, or how to allow multiple PC’s to share a single ISP connection. Maybe I am taking this all too personally, but I am insulted by those calling themselves “consultants” who don’t know the basic things that should be known because it tarnishes the overall image of what consultants are. I pride myself in my knowledge, experience, and being able to call myself a consultant, but when I see stupid questions posted by so called “Consultants” such as “How do I promote a Windows server to a DC”, it really insults my intelligence. I’m not looking to start a flaming thread, but this is starting to really irritate me as a professional. Any thoughts or comments?

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