Poor Baby

I've known people like this my whole life. I'm done with them

Poor Baby

Over my thankfully long life I’ve known a number of people who could not accept the idea that they could do anything wrong. If they get a bad grade on a test it’s because the teacher hates them or the test was unfair.

If they are disciplined at work it’s because their boss and co-workers are out to get them.

If they suffer a financial setback it’s never their fault, even though they invested in some skeevy get-rich-quick scheme.

If a romantic relationship breaks up it’s always the other person’s fault.

I suspect you’ve met one or two people like that.

For example, when I was in my early thirties I was transferred from a components test lab at Hughes Aircraft Company to a vibration and shock test lab.

I knew nothing about vibration and shock testing, but we had moved to a new building and the guy that ran the lab, Jack, needed help setting it up. Jack had known me for years and asked if I could help him out.

We started in the an empty sound-proof basement room with an empty cont…