Comment on Real Struggle 😔
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I have a colleague making close to twice my salary struggling with IT…but he’s extremely skilled at his actual job.
I overheard someone considerably high up in my organization struggling to understand the concept of an email BCC (Blind Carbon Copy).
He was trying to figure out how to notify a large number of people via email without letting them know who else was receiving the email.
Some things may fall under IT but they should really fall under the category of things every professional should understand.
BCC is turning 50 years old next year.
Yup. The key is are they paid to save pdfs? Or are they paid to do other things?
I can save the shit out of some PDFs, but I’ve only ever made one sale in my entire life.
Are they paid to use the toilet to go to the bathroom or are they paid for other things? If they’re paid for other things, they should shit on the floor wherever they happen to be and let the janitors handle that since they’re the ones paid to clean things up.
I liken it to a professional basketball player with a low free throw percentage. If they’re still on the team and in the league despite missing 3 free throws a game, they must be really good at the other stuff.
borth@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
But like… saving a PDF should not be considered IT lol
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Yeah my bet is that the meme is facetious
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 week ago
Nope it’s not facetious … I’m an ICT professional and I see this regularly.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Ok then, sure it’s extreme but document handling is not necessarily a key (or even important) part of their work. Yes they absolutely shouldn’t need to use 15min or get help to save a document, but if their skills in their actual job are spectacular and they produce the work of two in that area, of course they still should be compensated well. I don’t know your specific case, but this is almost the case I mentioned.
FishFace@piefed.social 1 week ago
The fuck else is it? Did you come out your momma’s vajayjay being able to save a pdf?
borth@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Lol, it’s just computer literacy. Most jobs require using the computer, saving a file required for the job is part of that job.
FishFace@piefed.social 1 week ago
Computer literacy is exactly what is taught in IT lessons, just like regular literacy is taught in school as well.