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Since we've had the "important stuff filed in Trash folder" issue, which comes up OVER and OVER again, what about this little gem, that makes me die inside every time I encounter another instance:

"Hi, my Excel has crashed or something, can you rescue my document, I've been working on it all afternoon"

And the last time they saved? No, don't even answer that question.

I learned, years and years ago, the following golden rule:

When you're working on something, and you're about to do anything, anything at all, SAVE. About to print it? SAVE. About to switch to another running app? SAVE. About to go and toast a bagel? SAVE. Haven't saved for about ten minutes? SAVE SAVE MOTHERFUCKING SAVE. I learned this years ago, and I'm a slow learner. AND I was using a Mac.

Why do the same - apparently otherwise sensible and intelligent - idiots not grasp this simple simple concept?

No, I can't rescue your document. Yes, in theory there should be a copy somewhere in some temp file, but no, it's either not going to be there, it's going to be corrupt, or it's going to be the wrong version. And what's more, I don't have the time to go rooting for it. JUST LEARN TO SAVE MORE OFTEN.

(Ooh, that came out more ranty than I was expecting. I'm suffering from a bad case of Whedon-show-just-got-cancelled.)

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[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

The ones of you working with medical personnel might like this article.

There is, however, a small subset of candidates who may or may not be exceptional physicians who completely disqualify themselves from serious consideration from the very beginning: the computer illiterate.

You can spot them a mile away. They don't email their CVs to me -- it comes via regular mail or, worse, by fax. That's a huge red flag. Sometimes it's just that they are a little old-fashioned, and there is something to be said for the visual appeal of a nicely designed resume on high-quality paper. I'm OK with that. But if I ask for an electronic copy of their CV, and they can't manage to get me one, or, worse, if they don't even have an email address listed on their CV, that's even more concerning. It's fair to say that the likelihood I'll offer a job to someone who can't format a CV and attach it to an email is effectively zero.


If only...

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