“I am not bothered by the fact that she is an art major”
What bothers me, a Music major, is that Music is considered one of the Arts. To me, arts generally are free-form airy-fairy types of endeavors. True music is highly structured and disciplined. If someone wants to call jazz “music”, then I guess that could be considered an art. (I consider it the Tourette’s Syndrome of music.)
I believe that learning Music Theory starting at around four years old made it possible for me to comprehend many different concepts throughout my life more easily than I could have without it. In my career I often was called upon to manage projects that people with degrees in the respective fields couldn’t do; and I had no degree. There’s a good chance this hire will do a kick-ass job in this position. And maybe she won’t. I’m just saying it’s possible.
hmm, what sometimes bothers me is a music major who insists that he cannot play a musical instrument without a piece of sheet music on a music stand in front of him.
Wow, Jazz is the Tourette’s Syndrome of music. Really interesting. I have three daughters who have been playing classical violin since they were 3 or 4. They are normally in the first chairs of the their college orchestras and have participated in highly selective music programs at Berklee School of Music (nothing to do with UC Berkley), Northwestern, and NYU. But as wonderful as their sight reading and the beauty of their sound, they really can’t improvise at all.
Its interesting that many legendary artist like Michael Jackson or Johnny Cash could never read music while both wrote songs. In fact nobody in the Carter family could read music, the first family of American folk music. Even Louis Armstrong could not read music. But their unbelievable gift for playing along with and enhancing music while its being played is amazing. And virtually unable to be taught.
But back to the real topic, besides for music. Clearly this lady had all the tools she needed to order a patch to be installed. And that did not happen. Was it malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance by her or someone else is the real question, not whether she had the educational background to order someone to install a security patch.