<![CDATA[I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work]]>I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/c22e77fd-4b1a-488b-81d4-7b047532f8de/i-just-had-an-opportunity-to-use-the-phrase-i-admire-your-ability-to-reach-that-level-of-confidence-without-the-inconvenience-of-competence-at-workRSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 01:04:54 GMTFri, 15 May 2026 14:54:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Sat, 16 May 2026 18:25:03 GMT]]>@jerry wins. Fatality.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116585654078110141https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116585654078110141Sat, 16 May 2026 18:25:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Sat, 16 May 2026 02:58:00 GMT]]>@jerry Thanks man. But if you keep trying, you'll never get to where I am

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116582008780889259https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116582008780889259Sat, 16 May 2026 02:58:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Sat, 16 May 2026 02:34:40 GMT]]>@jerry

My best memory of a phrase I used in a professional context was

"How dare you."

This dumb, sketchy lawyer I had to work with asked a question implying that I had a conflict of interest. I came unglued. It felt good and righteous.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jawarajabbi/statuses/116581917031846844https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jawarajabbi/statuses/116581917031846844Sat, 16 May 2026 02:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 23:23:34 GMT]]>@jerry

But, you didn't pull the trigger.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116581165596274586https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116581165596274586Fri, 15 May 2026 23:23:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 22:23:37 GMT]]>@jerry "I can see how that made sense to you. "

πŸ˜‚

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/116580929859719554https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/116580929859719554Fri, 15 May 2026 22:23:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 21:50:52 GMT]]>@jerry

Wait … you work at the White House?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.world/users/HamonWry/statuses/116580801073647275https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.world/users/HamonWry/statuses/116580801073647275Fri, 15 May 2026 21:50:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 21:16:00 GMT]]>@ajn142 sadly I had to go back to work

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jerry/statuses/116580663957396725https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jerry/statuses/116580663957396725Fri, 15 May 2026 21:16:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:25:55 GMT]]>@jerry
β€œOh, Benson. *Dear* Benson. You are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence.”
β€” Evil (David Warner), *Time Bandits* (Terry Gilliam, 1981)

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Beltliner403/statuses/116580467065615947https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Beltliner403/statuses/116580467065615947Fri, 15 May 2026 20:25:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 20:12:55 GMT]]>@jerry wait you have a day job again? Or were you talking to your critters?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/116580415905567289https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/116580415905567289Fri, 15 May 2026 20:12:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 19:59:29 GMT]]>@jerry @Guillotine_Jones Key prerequisite for upper management.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ksmoker/statuses/116580363131479124https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ksmoker/statuses/116580363131479124Fri, 15 May 2026 19:59:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 19:45:19 GMT]]>@jerry Had a manager who finally got fed up with another manager who kept talking while saying nothing. He interrupted them and said, "Have you lost your mind. Do you need to go out into the hallway and look for it."

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/EdBruce/statuses/116580307416814487https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/EdBruce/statuses/116580307416814487Fri, 15 May 2026 19:45:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 19:27:33 GMT]]>@jerry

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://techhub.social/users/SQLAllFather/statuses/116580237528540591https://forum.other.li/post/https://techhub.social/users/SQLAllFather/statuses/116580237528540591Fri, 15 May 2026 19:27:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 19:21:47 GMT]]>@jerry πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Well done!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.au/ap/users/115805086713252898/statuses/116580214895843302https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.au/ap/users/115805086713252898/statuses/116580214895843302Fri, 15 May 2026 19:21:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:56:39 GMT]]>@jerry how did it go?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mas.to/users/independentpen/statuses/116580116042297990https://forum.other.li/post/https://mas.to/users/independentpen/statuses/116580116042297990Fri, 15 May 2026 18:56:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:40:28 GMT]]>@jerry Some of us will die before we can utter this phrase. You’re truly living the dream.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mas.to/users/lasombra_br/statuses/116580052423878713https://forum.other.li/post/https://mas.to/users/lasombra_br/statuses/116580052423878713Fri, 15 May 2026 18:40:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:31:18 GMT]]>@jerry I used to get opportunities like that all the time.

but the real question is:

did you use it?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116580016375446307https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116580016375446307Fri, 15 May 2026 18:31:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:18:35 GMT]]>@jerry I've used the phrase "impediment of competence" in a similar context, but I was not speaking directly to the unimpeded party. Bravo.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mindly.social/users/eedly/statuses/116579966324552198https://forum.other.li/post/https://mindly.social/users/eedly/statuses/116579966324552198Fri, 15 May 2026 18:18:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:17:52 GMT]]>@jerry love it lol

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/mim54/statuses/116579963534102811https://forum.other.li/post/https://mstdn.social/users/mim54/statuses/116579963534102811Fri, 15 May 2026 18:17:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:10:46 GMT]]>@jerry Snork! πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/RupertReynolds/statuses/116579935616104850https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/RupertReynolds/statuses/116579935616104850Fri, 15 May 2026 18:10:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:07:49 GMT]]>@jerry I have trouble finding an hour during the day when that phrase would not be appropriate.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rrb/statuses/116579924018309389https://forum.other.li/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rrb/statuses/116579924018309389Fri, 15 May 2026 18:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:04:52 GMT]]>@jerry One day I will get the chance to deploy that line. And it will be explosive and enjoyable at the same time.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/CaptMikeYates/statuses/116579912400894947https://forum.other.li/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/CaptMikeYates/statuses/116579912400894947Fri, 15 May 2026 18:04:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:51 GMT]]>@jerry You’re absolutely right!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sroy/statuses/116579841584026280https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sroy/statuses/116579841584026280Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:42 GMT]]>@jerry I have those opportunities but not the cojones

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/larsmb/statuses/116579840994753374https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.online/users/larsmb/statuses/116579840994753374Fri, 15 May 2026 17:46:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:39:15 GMT]]>@jerry what was the response?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/pheonix/statuses/116579811684278059https://forum.other.li/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/pheonix/statuses/116579811684278059Fri, 15 May 2026 17:39:15 GMT