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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, 11 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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