Does it bother you when people are incompetent?

Little bit of a rant, but here we go.

I'm a web developer, and I was contacted by a previous client who said he's getting some SEO work done, and the SEO company needed the FTP details and Google analytics login details. Instantly this rubbed me up the wrong way; anyone who knows about Google Analytics knows that the login details are tied to Google accounts. Which, in every site I've ever managed, or seen managed, has been the developing company. So I found it really ironic that a company who specialises in SEO doesn't understand how Google Analytics logins work. So I replied with the FTP details, and kindly told them how Google analytics worked and how I needed the SEO company's email address so I could add it to the GA profile. He forwarded that email to the SEO company, and I received an email back, with the same copy-and-pasted dot point list of FTP details (which had already been sent), and Google Analytics login details. They didn't even read my email. And it bothers me that people so incompetent are actually working and making money, and their clients are none the wiser. And that they are probably going to mess with an otherwise really good site I made.

Does it bother you when people are incompetent?

Yes.

What bothers me is incompetent people who cause me to waste my time. This is what you are selling to your clients: portions of life you might use for something completely different. Portions you'll never get back. So, yes, dealing with incompetent people is a huge bother (on the other hand, dealing with people not in the know but who are willing to listen is completely different).

What bothers me is not incompetent people, but rather incompetent people who don't want to be competent. Like in the beginning (of every skill), I believe that we are all incompetent/naive but as time goes on, you have those who try to advance and develop their skills and those who just don't care. It's the one's that don't care, that bothers me.

Short answer: Yes, it bothers me a lot.

Long answer: Being incompetent is not the issue as others already said. The issue is when people fail to realize their incompetency and even worse do not want to do anything about it.

"They didn't even read my email"

One of my biggest pet peeves at work. I am always amazed to see that people don't read important emails and will then call you asking for the same. Heck, they even get upset and when I ask "Did you read the email?", they will be like "uh oh. i didn't get any email.". i mean seriously, WTF. RTF(E)