A tweet from my Twitter buddy Warlach earlier today got me thinking about certain skills that one should never admit to having mastered.

Many years ago Wendy McCarthy told me that in her youth typing or shorthand were skills to which an ambitious young woman should never admit having mastered. This was good advice and it ensured that I remained a purely non-administrative resource and never had to serve coffee as part of my duties.

Those particular skills are now pretty much obsolete (refer to Obsoleteskills.com for more of these) but there must be modern skills that once admitted to will pigeon hole you in ways that can only be escaped by fleeing to a new job (possibly in a new city).

One skill I have learned to deny is any facility in supporting any technology like PCs or photocopiers. I confess to complete ignorance of such technology – otherwise you end up helping anyone who can’t be bothered to RTFM. What is really interesting is that this confession soon becomes reality given how quickly the technology evolves.

Now I’m wondering what the other skills that should remain hidden are?

By Carruthers via Aide-mémoire
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