Computer illiteracy

[mgb]

I don't understand, how in this day in age people get by without basic word processing skills.

I live in an apartment building and everytime something comes up, the manager puts up a photocopy of a hand written note for all to see. I have to spend 5 minutes trying to decifer exactly what she is trying to say before I can figure out how the letter is going to affect me.

I also had a store manager once that made these two pages lists of jobs to do around the store. His printing was completely illegible but he made it everyone elses problem to decifer the tasks he had in mind.

It drives me nuts.

[Dman]

I suspect for the same reason anyone simply does something because "that's the way it's always been done". More than likely these people have never been required, or taken the initiative, to use a word processor and therefore don't believe it is necessary. In other words they're old.

I wonder what kind of technology we'll avoid when we get old?

[BritainOphira]

I wonder what kind of technology we'll avoid when we get old?
I don't know, but I do know that I plan on avoiding it in as annoying manner as possible. Though I might use said technology and enjoy it, I would still feign ignorance because I enjoy being a pain. And old people are allowed to get away with anything, at least around here...

[Miss Anthropic]

I don't understand, how in this day in age people get by without basic word processing skills.

I live in an apartment building and everytime something comes up, the manager puts up a photocopy of a hand written note for all to see. I have to spend 5 minutes trying to decifer exactly what she is trying to say before I can figure out how the letter is going to affect me.

I also had a store manager once that made these two pages lists of jobs to do around the store. His printing was completely illegible but he made it everyone elses problem to decifer the tasks he had in mind.

It drives me nuts.
I'm seeing a new role for you......personal secretary to the manager!

[crule81]

I think computer illiteracy has helped me retain my job. I convinced my boss a few months back to completely foresake doing legal research through books and go online with Lexis. The problem for my boss is that he can't even turn on a computer so he relies on me for all of the research now. So if he lays me off, he won't be able do any up to date research. So sometimes it can be a good thing.

[jimkopelli]

Make yourself indispensible... good plan. I dunno... when I run into this sort of thing I try and educate the poor sap so I don't have to deal with the problem more than once... and they feel better because they've learned something... and I'm happy because I don't have to listen to them complain anymore... hopefully.

The kind we'll avoid? There's a quote...

Anything invented before you're 20 is just how things are.
Anything invented between when you're 20 and 35 is new, and exciting, and you can probably get a career in it.
Anything invented after you're 35 is against the natural order of things.