Need a word....

[Seabag]

Man Friday

We have one, he's great when everything goes to the fan. Only when something needs doing really really well, from scratch, he's not so great.

But then there's other people for the finesse jobs.

[Jules-and-Boo]

we have one - who SAYS he's very good at everything - and he is - until there is anything that actually needs doing.

I call him 'Lazyboy'. Other names I've heard include 'Snake'

I wouldn't actually mind, but when he pretends he's done something (very vocally to the boss) and no one else has, everyone else gets into trouble for not having done it. When no ones actually done anything. But by then, he's scored points and the attention has moved on.

Nasty piece of work.

[uncleglen]

Dogs-body?

[peckham_ryu]

Generalist

[Seabag]

Bod

[DulwichFox]

Cowboy..

[lavender27]

Versatile

[EPB]

Bodger

[Earl Aelfheah]

consultant

[teddyboy23]

Spunkbubble

[teddyboy23]

Turdlicker

[steveo]

teddyboy23 Wrote:

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> Spunkbubble

That's a blast from the past

[teddyboy23]

Or a blast from a knob!

[steveo]

Lickspittle

[Loz]

Any of these working for you, adonirum??

[Jah Lush]

Yeah, come on give us an answer. I nailed this on page one with bungler, though you can have this one as well for free - incompetent.

[adonirum]

Nope, none of the above folks!!

Got around it, but it's really bugging me now as have still not thought of it, so keep the suggestions coming, might get there in the end. I'll know it when I see it!!

[uncleglen]

drudge, minion, galley slave, lackey, gofer, skivvy, peon, scullion

[JohnL]

generalist

[teddyboy23]

Fcukwad

[Nigello]

Supplicant

[Jah Lush]

Ah! I think I might have it - Cumberground.

I worked with a few in my time.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/cumberground

[Elphinstone's Army]

this is a portmanteau word describing someone in the way? when I was clumsy or couldn't do something well or properly (as a child) so that she would give me something different to do which she believed was within my capability, my Granny used to tell me I was a 'hindrance.'

I think we need bigger and better clues.

Is this an obscure/obsolete/old fashioned word, is it regional/dialect, is there a prize?