Laugh OTD

[figmo]

This morning a recruiter called to ask me if I was available for a contract. I of course said "yes."

"Do you have Oracle database experience?"

"I think so." (I worked at Oracle for three years.)

"Do you know what 'SQL' [pronounced "see-quel") is?"

"Of course! Structured Query Language."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"I ask because we sent two candidates to the client, and neither of them knew what it was. When the interviewer asked what 'SQL' stands for, the candidate asked, 'Can you spell that?'"

Comments

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

You should ABSOLUTELY send that story to Scott Adams for the DNRC newsletter's feature, True Stories of In-Duh-Vidiuals. Here are the instructions:
"If you send me e-mail at scottadams@aol.com, put "Dilbert" at the end of your subject line so my anti-spam filter won't bounce it back to you. My address is widely published so it's been put on every mailing list in the galaxy. I try to read all of my e-mail. I'll respond to as many as time allows."
rotflmao

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

That's "In-Duh-Viduals." I can't spell today.