Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Internet Hell

I just want to note in passing that it is my experience that lazy and unimaginative types overworked individuals who are employed at universities are increasingly prone to throw up any information anywhere on the internet (or the University's web site) and then leave it to the audience to somehow find it, and find it in a timely manner.

Of course, since that is impossible, the result is that emails have to be sent to communicate what was obscurely indicated.

This is very much a "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" sort of scenario:  where the plans for a by-pass leading to the destruction of Arthur Dent's home had been "made public" in a file cabinet in the basement of an office somewhere.

The Internet is Hell.

Footnote/supplement:
One should combine this observation with the wise recommendation that I lie on a job application form---because the electronic form had been badly designed, and to prevent my being classed as unqualified it was necessary to do so. So much of my experience with my university's computer system has just that character.  One must constantly work to get around to the format provided by some unknown person who actually doesn't have a clue about what people at the other end are actually doing. 

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