I think your theories from yesterday have been overthrown, jendaby

[trinityvixen]

The folks who posited "JAFO" as an answer to my "Quel de Fuck, NG?" post from yesterday are probably closer to the money.

He just asked me if I knew anything about pipettes.

::headdesk::

Specifically? He didn't know how to read the numbers on the micropipettor so that he could pipette the amount he wanted

Maybe I should show him this:

Now, maybe that is all impenetrable nonsense to non-science folks. However, if you watch at 1:25 or so, you'll see exactly how to read a micropipette in order to select exact quantity of solution you wish to aspirate. You twist the numbers until they read, top to bottom, the number. NG was sure that it read bottom to top.

He had two weeks of training with his predecessor before he started. WTF?

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[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Work with mice? The job is basically a mice wrangler. But that's more than just mating/pairing mice and setting them up for experiments. He has to do PCRs and such to keep the stocks labeled, etc. When L trained NG to do this job, I noticed how he really didn't seem to know anything about PCR. I asked L at the time, "Why did they hire this guy?" I think the answer was "He knows stuff about mice and they were desperate to get someone in before I leave."

Yeah, I don't know what he can do, but he was in the right place to get hired at the time?

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

What stuff does he know about mice? That they like cheese?

Man, he sounds like a moron.

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

He's had mouse facility training, apparently. But? So have I. Three-four years ago. I bet that is the sort of thing you can catch up on a lot quicker than the things he's really short of.

The British girl from the other lab is having a hard time not rolling her eyes at him, I can tell.

[jendaby.livejournal.com]

Perhaps he was the first successful mouse to human brain transplant, and thus knows mice on a level we cannot. It would certainly explain all of the questions...

trinityvixen: be careful, and don't put alfalfa pellets in your lunch... His little beady mouse eyes are keen, even if he cannot process what he sees properly. He'll take your food and then ask you if you know anything about tying shoes. Beware!

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I try not to make any sudden movements, either, lest he freak out and toss bedding all over the place!