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posted by LaminatorX on Thursday April 17 2014, @01:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the Tell-us-how-you-really-feel dept.

from AlterNet

If you want a vision of the future, imagine a wage slave typing: "I hate my job. I hate my job. I hate my job," on a keyboard, for ever. That's what a Manhattan court typist is accused of doing, having been fired from his post two years ago, after jeopardizing upwards of 30 trials, according to the New York Post. Many of the court transcripts were "complete gibberish" as the stenographer was allegedly suffering the effects of alcohol abuse, but the one that has caught public attention contains the phrase "I hate my job" over and over again.

We've collectively been around the professional block many times. What's the most spectacular flameout you've seen?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by fishybell on Thursday April 17 2014, @05:02PM

    by fishybell (3156) on Thursday April 17 2014, @05:02PM (#32738)

    I was in a court room, supporting a friend at his hearing, where when the judge walked in he told everyone that the recording equipment wasn't working that day and that anyone who cared could reschedule their hearing. None of the prosecutors or defendants' lawyers seemed to care all that much. Hearing after hearing after hearing went through before my friend's; no one ever voiced concern over the problem. Admittedly it was mostly hearings, but there were a couple of pleas and a at least one sentencing that I remember. Considering that typos [businessinsider.com] can land you in jail for years beyond what you were sentenced to I would sure want the recording equipment on.

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