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Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:45 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:community colleges in MS apparently
What kind of place hires people like this?
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:45 pm to 7thWardTiger
We have this one guy named Dick (Richard) who is 80 years old and refuses to retire. He's an SAP programmer who is an absolute fricking wizard. Makes everyone else looks like illiterate fricks. Boggles my mind every time I see him. He's too old to know as much computer shite as he does. It's just weird.
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:46 pm to 7thWardTiger
My boss is that way. He is seriously against most technology. The dude would rather cut his arm off than use a debit card.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:47 pm to 7thWardTiger
Old dudes that get their face an inch from the screen and double click EVERYTHING
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:47 pm to 7thWardTiger
"Can you shrink this Excel page down to where I can print it on one sheet?"
"I could, but Excel won't let me shrink text down to a negative number."
"There has to be a way."
"I'm sure that you could shrink War and Peace down to one page of type, but that doesn't mean anyone would be able to read it."
"I could, but Excel won't let me shrink text down to a negative number."
"There has to be a way."
"I'm sure that you could shrink War and Peace down to one page of type, but that doesn't mean anyone would be able to read it."
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:48 pm to 7thWardTiger
Oh my gosh yes. Yes yes yes.
Isn't so much coworkers currently, but definitely some clients. And in my old job, it was the coworker in the office directly next to me who had replaced me when I was promoted, so I was the one expected to help her when I had my own shite to do. My 73 year old boss didn't understand that I wasn't neglecting to "train" her.. I just wasn't going to waste my time teaching her how to use Outlook.
Isn't so much coworkers currently, but definitely some clients. And in my old job, it was the coworker in the office directly next to me who had replaced me when I was promoted, so I was the one expected to help her when I had my own shite to do. My 73 year old boss didn't understand that I wasn't neglecting to "train" her.. I just wasn't going to waste my time teaching her how to use Outlook.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:49 pm to Polar Pop
quote:Wait, is that wrong?
double click EVERYTHING
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:51 pm to 7thWardTiger
Yeah my parents are pretty similar to that woman in your story, and they always tell me to put computer literate on my resumè, and I'm like knowing how to use PP, Excel and other basics don't count for shite to my generation. If I knew how to code I'd probably include that, but right now I just have a list of shite I am familiar with just to add some more bullshite to talk about in an interview.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:52 pm to 7thWardTiger
It is the manager's responsibility to determine the worth of an employee. It has been my experience that young computer savvy people often lack patience not only with older employees, but also with customers. An older, more experienced employee, in certain jobs, often can reassure a customer better, and almost always is more patient. It just depends on the job and the skills or knowledge required.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:52 pm to 7thWardTiger
If you're doing her shite, they don't need her. Get her put out and get them to realize you can take on her work. Ask for 80% of what they were paying her yearly as compensation to be added to your salary. You'll be saving them time, money in performance, salary, benefits, and hiring/re-training. All in all it's a win for them and you get a cake raise.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:53 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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What kind of place hires people like this?
In my limited experience, there seems to be a decent amount of companies out there run by senile old farts who have no idea how much of the company is basically run by their employees. These types wouldn't even know how to look for someone with computer skills because they themselves can't do it.
The president of the company I worked for straight out of college used to call me from his iPhone for directions to places when he was out.
-_-
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:55 pm to TigerFanatic99
quote:
We have this one guy named Dick (Richard) who refuses to retire. He's an SAP programmer who is an absolute fricking wizard. Makes everyone else looks like illiterate fricks. Boggles my mind every time I see him. He's too old to know as much computer shite as he does. It's just weird.
Yeah, my boss is almost 60 and knows 10x more about computers than I do. He programmed all our project management and database software.
Everyone else here... morons who can't burn a CD or download from dropbox.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:57 pm to Polar Pop
quote:
double click EVERYTHING
This is a good one.Posted on 11/24/15 at 2:59 pm to LSUBoo
I forgot to mention and just edited it in, but Dick is 80.
Posted on 11/24/15 at 3:00 pm to 7thWardTiger
My boss has over 10k unopened emails in her school email inbox.
10,000+.
And she can't figure out why her email never loads properly on her school-provided i-Phone. She's only a little over 50 yrs old, too.
10,000+.
And she can't figure out why her email never loads properly on her school-provided i-Phone. She's only a little over 50 yrs old, too.
This post was edited on 11/24/15 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 11/24/15 at 3:02 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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He had spent the last decade transcribing info from one document to the other instead of cutting and pasting paragraphs of info.
Holy hell
Posted on 11/24/15 at 3:03 pm to 7thWardTiger
How old we talking? Most of the older ones in my office can do at least the simple tasks they just need guidance on more complicated programs like Salesforce or Excel.
It's one thing for a 70+ year old, but what floors me is when someone in their 50s can't operate a computer...and manage to run a business. I mean, they were fairly young during the rise of household computers and the Internet
It's one thing for a 70+ year old, but what floors me is when someone in their 50s can't operate a computer...and manage to run a business. I mean, they were fairly young during the rise of household computers and the Internet
Posted on 11/24/15 at 3:04 pm to 7thWardTiger
had a guy in his 60s that i worked with (he left) and it was so frustrating. he refused to learn. i even made him a cheat sheet for what to click on and he still fricked it up
Posted on 11/24/15 at 3:06 pm to LouisianaLady
Our Nashville store called me one day to tell me they had an email I needed to read. I said fine, no problem, just forward it to me. The response was awesome "I don't know how to do that but I will try"
30 min later I got a 4 page fax of the email.
Or sometimes I will call and tell them to check their email and the responses are grand. Well, I am out running errands and the computer I get emails on is at the office.
30 min later I got a 4 page fax of the email.
Or sometimes I will call and tell them to check their email and the responses are grand. Well, I am out running errands and the computer I get emails on is at the office.
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