Pilot fish's company brings in a new student intern to work in IT, and it seems like he should be a perfect fit -- but it's not quite working out."He had great grades at a top institution, but he struggled mightily," says fish. "He did not have a bad attitude, but he just couldn't pick up our technology."He had done well at everything he had ever tried, at least according to him. He came from a very successful family, and he just could not get how things could be so difficult."I put in extra time, because it seemed like it was my fault -- like I wasn't explaining things so he could understand them. In the end, we gave him an A for effort and sent him back to school. "Several years later, my boss dropped a trade rag on my desk, with a headline about a lawsuit involving theft of IP for a sum that would take most people a lifetime or two to earn."It seemed our ex-intern had started his own company, and found a way to knock software out of the park without breaking a sweat."Sharky doesn't need an intern -- just your true tale of IT life. Send it to me at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!. You can also comment on today's tale at Sharky's Google+ community, and read thousands of great old tales in the Sharkives.Get Sharky's outtakes from the IT Theater of the Absurd delivered directly to your Inbox. Subscribe now to the Daily Shark Newsletter.
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Pilot fish's company brings in a new student intern to work in IT, and it seems like he should be a perfect fit -- but it's not quite working out."He had great grades at a top institution, but he struggled mightily," says fish. "He did not have a bad attitude, but he just couldn't pick up our technology."He had done well at everything he had ever tried, at least according to him. He came from a very successful family, and he just could not get how things could be so difficult."I put in extra time, because it seemed like it was my fault -- like I wasn't explaining things so he could understand them. In the end, we gave him an A for effort and sent him back to school. "Several years later, my boss dropped a trade rag on my desk, with a headline about a lawsuit involving theft of IP for a sum that would take most people a lifetime or two to earn."It seemed our ex-intern had started his own company, and found a way to knock software out of the park without breaking a sweat."Sharky doesn't need an intern -- just your true tale of IT life. Send it to me at Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!. You can also comment on today's tale at Sharky's Google+ community, and read thousands of great old tales in the Sharkives.Get Sharky's outtakes from the IT Theater of the Absurd delivered directly to your Inbox. Subscribe now to the Daily Shark Newsletter.