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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe two mooks who recently beat me out for a job just came and asked me for help
and like a big moron, I helped them. No wonder I never get ahead.
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The two mooks who recently beat me out for a job just came and asked me for help (Original Post)
LoveMyCali
Jan 2012
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MissB
(16,344 posts)1. I thought you said monks.
What is a mook?
LoveMyCali
(2,047 posts)6. A mook is basically
an incompetent fool. Kind of a moron.
RC
(25,592 posts)7. Not to be snarky or anything, but
They did ask you for help. That's gotta count for something.
LoveMyCali
(2,047 posts)10. Like maybe I earned Karma points
'cause it still burns me that they both now make more than I do but I still have to solve the problems.
ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)2. I thought your post said "two monks"!
Yeah, anyway, I was wondering what sort of a person would complain about helping monks.
elleng
(141,926 posts)8. We just DO that sort of thing, not moronic, being 'nice.'
I TRAINED by successor! I was being nice to him, and he was no ' mook,' but doing it cause 'boss' asked/suggested I help him out. That boss later did me in, really.
Thanks for the memory!
LoveMyCali
(2,047 posts)9. I should say
thanks for the cautionary tale. Next time they figure it out themselves!