I was the worst data entry person. I have dysgraphia, cannot touch type, and am a world class champion of bad spelling. Not a good combination for transcribing acuities from intraocular lens follow ups.
My supervisor was on vacation and the manager needed a report for the FDA so, eager to help, I set about trying to convince paradox (a 4GL) to give me what was required.
I got the report to print but the sorting was all wrong. It was in date order and not grouped by model. Finally, by looking through the in-line help system (1992, no googling), I figured it out and got the report to my manager.
His reaction was not what I expected; he looked exceedingly perplexed.
"Something wrong?"
"It's grouped!", he replied.
"Isn't that the way it should be?", I responded.
He then proceeded to explain two things; he had been asking for the report this way for months, and I was going to be terminated that day.
The best part was that, unbeknownst to me, they were shipping the S/38 from Virginia and needed an operator to work from 12 noon till 3 am and—instead of being fired—I was just about to be offered a new job!