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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Wolfy on April 12, 2010, 01:24:29 pm

Title: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wolfy on April 12, 2010, 01:24:29 pm: Seriously, MI5 is getting rid of the staff they deem have insufficient computer based skills:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8615162.stm

So, who's now much less excited about the next season of Spooks? :P

On the other hand, I think most of us people could probably survive working for MI5 if all they do is sit in front of computers...
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Colonol Dekker on April 12, 2010, 01:40:07 pm: That'd drive me mental to be honest.

Although they do have quite a good gym on-site.
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: NGTM-1R on April 12, 2010, 02:29:30 pm: No need for all the guys who used to manage the file cabinets.
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: karajorma on April 13, 2010, 07:10:33 am: Makes perfect sense. The last thing you want are people with high level clearance using the word "Password" as their password. :p
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Snail on April 13, 2010, 08:28:28 am: Yeah, I agree, it makes loads of sense. Higher chance of mistakes being made if they have no idea what they're doing.
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wolfy on April 13, 2010, 08:32:56 am: imagine if MI6 did the same. The next James Bond movie would revolve around James Bond going to computer classes :P

"you expect me to change my password?"
"No mister Bond, I expect you to be fired!"
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 12:48:00 pm: Bond is quite computer literate ;O
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wobble73 on April 13, 2010, 01:00:21 pm: What do they deem as sufficient computer skills, ECDL, NVQ, A-level, Degree level? Someone in my workplace has an ECDL, hasn't got a clue! Honestly, she's constantly asking me how to format the text in her reports!

"There's too much space underneath the text there!!

"That's because you pressed return too many times. Watch, backspace, backspace, backspace........."etc. The woman is the bane of my life!
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 01:15:03 pm: What the crap is a ECDL?
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Jeff Vader on April 13, 2010, 01:21:17 pm: Quote from: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 01:15:03 pm
What the crap is a ECDL?
There's always Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Canto_del_Loco).
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wobble73 on April 13, 2010, 01:25:24 pm: ECDL = European Computer Driving Licence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Computer_Driving_Licence)
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 01:56:35 pm: People get certificates now for being able to use microsoft office? :wtf:
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wobble73 on April 13, 2010, 02:11:16 pm: Quote from: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 01:56:35 pm
People get certificates now for being able to use microsoft office? :wtf:

Yeah...... and not worth the paper it was printed on either from what I can see. She once came to me to say her computer was broken, the cursor just kept shooting down the screen, when I came to view it, she had a folder resting on the keyboard! :rolleyes:
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 03:05:49 pm: Quote from: Wobble73 on April 13, 2010, 02:11:16 pm
Quote from: QuantumDelta on April 13, 2010, 01:56:35 pm
People get certificates now for being able to use microsoft office? :wtf:

Yeah...... and not worth the paper it was printed on either from what I can see. She once came to me to say her computer was broken, the cursor just kept shooting down the screen, when I came to view it, she had a folder resting on the keyboard! :rolleyes:

......Maybe she just wants your attention man, roll with it ;p
Title: Re: MI5 sacks staff with little computer skills
Post by: Wobble73 on April 13, 2010, 03:14:22 pm: 1. I'm happily married.
2. She knows that!
3. She's 30 years older than me!
4. She's definitely not interested in me, she's a spinster.
5. She's a little troll! :ick:

:lol: