They are using water to put out the fire, though.

I don't know. Ask an expert or do some research yourself.

I don't think these firefighters are checking twitter and getting distracted by Trump's tweets or posts on HackerNews.

People are just commenting on what they see.

edit: I'm so sorry HN, apparently I offended people.

I bet there are other smartasses in high position in France who also give "advice" or are asking questions and they may be more difficult to ignore. Some managers have the courage to tell these people to f... off but a lot of them don't have the spine to do so so it still may be a problem for the firefighters.

I have gone through this process last summer in my company and it's really frustrating when people spend energy on questioning everything you do instead of helping.

My current job is to basically do this professionally. Some problem arises that I have no familiarity with, and I'm tasked to listen to what the experts are saying and ask questions until a solution presents itself. Then the experts go and implement the solution.

Often times people with no expertise can offer a helpful outside perspective. This is particularly true in cases where an exception to policy or historical process is what is holding things back. Because the ignorant person is not biased by current policies and processes. Now I'm wondering if everyone at work hates me for having this role.

"I'm tasked to listen to what the experts are saying and ask questions until a solution presents itself."

This may be a role if 1) you actually listen very carefully and 2)things are not already on fire. There is a time for this but there are also times when you just have to let the experts do their thing.

One thing that always bugs me that consultants and advisers often show up during crisis and suck up a lot of energy that could be used for solving the problem. But as soon as the crisis is over and there is time to discuss ways to prevent future problems all the execs and consultants suddenly disappear.