n00b. i learned this word when i used to play EARTH:2025 on the net for a couple of years. a “noob” is a slang for “novice.” a novice – according to mother merriam webster – is in short, a beginner.
i have nothing against noobs. in fact, i am, in a way, a noob myself. im a noob in so many ways. however, with a particular regard to my job, i might say i am not as much of a noob as the real noobs that were just initiated last saturday into our department.
as i said, i have nothing against noobs. i do, however, object to noobs who already think they’re somebody even when they are a week shy of being promoted. pffffffttttt… noobs like that should be mindful of where they stand, especially if they are what they are – noobs!! i think that they should at least try to respect those who have come first, even if they think they’re smarter and faster, or whatever. because just the same, they are – noobs!
okay okay.. let me tell you about a story of a guy who we shall refer to as – noobie. he is my concrete example of the kind of noob i much so much dislike.
now, noobie started his training give or take 5 months ago. of course, he started like the rest of us. with the basics and learning what must be learnt, and unlearning those that need to be sent to the back of our heads. i was not a part of this since i was ahead of him. i was, however, able to witness what they were like while they started off and even then, i was not the least bit impressed with him. you might describe him as arrogant, and maybe he is. but i gave him the benefit of proceeding without my sharing of my usual opinions to my peers. as months progressed, some of the trainers kept complaining that his batch was one that thought highly of itself. at first, i really couldnt comment on it since they were said to be of the most intelligent groups. what i didnt like was the fact that they did not respect their trainer, just because she was not the same level as they were. i mean, they did not have the same position at work. yes, the trainer did not have their soon-to-be job, however, the fact that she was the one training them meant that she still knew more and was still superior. especially if they were still, well.. NOOBS!!!
months passed and they soon had their first footsteps in the river where we tread everyday. now, noobie, felt that he was already in. yes, they were starting to get a hang of it. but i dont think that meant that he was above everybody else who had already been at their jobs for more than he was.
what ticked me off was when one day, he sat beside me and was going through his paperwork. i caught a glimpse of a note he had attached for the following process, in which he wrote, in a very haughty way what he wanted done. and he even wrote it in all caps, huge letters, with matching exclamation points. nobody, and i mean, NOBODY in our department does that. he was talking to the next department as though he was somebody ABOVE them. yes, we do give out directions – DIRECTIONS not ORDERS/DEMANDS – to the next department. in essence, we are still at their level, only we have the heavier work. i could not let this pass by, so i told him he was acting like a “diva.” i wanted to say that he was acting like an asshole because he was not. he was acting like a prick! i dont think he listened to me. but i do think he was hurt. GOOD FOR HIM!
so anyway, his latest clash with me was just this morning.
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