The ability to maintain a façade of competence, the surface of which, once penetrated, reveals the individual actually has little to no understanding of the tasks in which they have been placed in control of. This type of employee is of particular concern as their incompetence may not be discovered until they have left the organization.
John excelled at functional incompetence because he seemed to know what he was doing until an audit showed he fabricated all his reports.
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I’ve worked for the state for much of my life and have experienced the obscene soup of incompetence that exists and which thereby wastes everyone’s hard-earned tax dollars.
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/inˈkämpəˈtäntē/
noun
1. one who is beyond standard incompetence. Being so incapable such that he/she professes competence or expertise while clearly shitting the bed.
2. one who blames others for their problems in life.
synonyms: dunce, degenerate, bungler, deficient, Reverse Midas Touch, reprobate, ignoramus
/inˈkämpəˈtäntē/
noun
1. one who is beyond standard incompetence. Being so incapable such that he/she professes competence or expertise while clearly shitting the bed.
2. one who blames others for their problems in life.
synonyms: dunce, degenerate, bungler, deficient, Reverse Midas Touch, reprobate, ignoramus
Did you hear Joe talking about where the company should invest? He's way off! That incompettante wouldn't know his ass from his elbow.
by Dr jebus PhD April 21, 2019
Get the incompettante mug.When a person acts like they have no idea how to do something even though they definitely do. They do this so that later on they can act like they're the master at either to impress someone or get praise. Also known as strategic incompetence
"I don't know how to do that, you do it"
"Stop lying, everyone knows how to change a tire, weaponized incompetence is why you have no girlfriend"
"Fine, (murmurs cartoon profanities)"
"Stop lying, everyone knows how to change a tire, weaponized incompetence is why you have no girlfriend"
"Fine, (murmurs cartoon profanities)"
by HumongousBazongas AvadaKedavra December 21, 2021
Get the weaponized incompetence mug.Bush jokes aside, in World of Warcraft, the state or quality of being Alliance in PvP battlegrounds. Often characterized by Stables camping, fail, inadequate control of the middle, fail, indifference to the suggestions of well-meaning group leaders, fail, indifference to the presence of enemy healers, fail, hard fail, epic fail, and so on.
Incompetence in Arathi Basin:
Leader: OK, all we need are ST, LM, and BS, got it?
N00blet: They've only got 7, let's go for perfection. (This match ended with a Horde 5-cap and one or two broken Alliance keyboards.)
Incompetence in Warsong Gulch:
Leader: Who's defending the flag room??
N00bs: *farmed at graveyard*
Leader: OK, all we need are ST, LM, and BS, got it?
N00blet: They've only got 7, let's go for perfection. (This match ended with a Horde 5-cap and one or two broken Alliance keyboards.)
Incompetence in Warsong Gulch:
Leader: Who's defending the flag room??
N00bs: *farmed at graveyard*
by BotheredAuthor January 29, 2009
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We we're almost finished with our project, until the Tornado of Incompetence - TOI - showed up! Now, I've gotta work all weekend!
by Specialks October 30, 2010
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