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LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

We just got a new employee at work. She is in her 60s and 100% computer illiterate. I had to give her training on how to use a mouse and how to click on bookmarks to open our shared sheets. She somehow deleted everything on one sheet the first day, but shes getting better. She doesn’t own any computers and her phone is some no name model from 12 years ago. Im kinda impressed shes made it this far.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Fucking up over and over really is the best way to learn how to use computers… I was lucky enough to go through that as a kid/teen so the consequences were pretty meaningless.

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SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I need to start faking computer illiteracy or at least downplaying my level of literacy. Employers notice how quickly I get computer-related tasks done, but then they expect that as my norm while my coworkers are struggling to use any device without a touch screen.

The last new hire I trained was in his mid-twenties and lacked basic tech literacy outside of the iPhone. I asked him to write up a quick protocol using a template I sent him. He typed the text of the Outlook file preview into notepad and went from there. I was baffled.

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- Tja@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Disgusting. At least use vim!
  
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- MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Right? Any sane e-mail client allows you to open edits in your favorite text editor.
  
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Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
That’s the youngest I’ve heard of someone like that. My grandpa was like that and in his 90s and I still thought he should get a computer for at least banking and stuff.

She must have been in her mid 40’s when the iPhone came out, that’s young enough to be interested and learn about the tech. She must have just actively ignored it or refused out of principle or something.

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- can@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  In her 40s? Just how old do you think the iPhone is?
  
  Oh wait, oh no,
  
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