Ultracrepidarian.

[Punkawallah]

Literally it means something like "going beyond the sandal". It comes from a story about a cobbler criticising a painting.

.A shoemaker is entitled to comment on matters related to shoes (and sandals) but not on other matters.

So much for ‘I don’t need to be able to do the job to manage it’, then.

 

[esoxlucius]

A shoemaker is entitled to comment on matters related to shoes (and sandals) but not on other matters.

What do shoemakers know anyway...they just talk a load of old cobblers!!!😄 See what I did there?

 

[Electric_Andy]

I expect it goes on a lot in business, both private and public sector. We had a project manager once (public sector) who was tasked for 2 years to roll-out the training and implementation of a new digital records system. A few days before she left, she actually admitted that she'd never even logged in, nor knew how to use the system

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Are there levels to go through before you can claim the 'ultra' prefix, and is ultra the ultimate?

Middle of the road crepidarian or some such?

Who decides when you've reached the peak?

 

[Alex321]

Are there levels to go through before you can claim the 'ultra' prefix, and is ultra the ultimate?

Middle of the road crepidarian or some such?

Who decides when you've reached the peak?

Somebody who has never heard the word before

 

[Profpointy]

You are not alone...




The aforementioned programmer quickly picked up C and a few years later got himself a lucrative job in the computer games industry.

In fairness, learning a new computer language is pretty trivial providing you do know how to structure a programme sensibly

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ultra-decrepitude soon follows

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The aforementioned programmer quickly picked up C and a few years later got himself a lucrative job in the computer games industry.

Now days you blag it using AI slop.