Or alternatively
if people could do the most basic things on a PC, 90% of tech support positions would be utterly redundant and you'd all be out of a job.

Looking at it from a different perspective.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:46, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

these eczema riddled pasty shut ins don't know their born

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:48, Reply)

True, and the company would be more efficient as well
always amazes me they don't insist on at least a basic knowledge like ECDL level 1 or something.

90%is probably a slight exaggeration, but close to half wouldn't be wide of the mark
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:49, Reply)

how old are you?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:54, Reply)

As old as my eyes and slightly older than my teeth

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:55, Reply)

the reason i ask is I'm 31
and I didn't really grow up with computers, yes they existed and i used them, but they were no way as ubiquitous as they are now or even 10 years ago.

I guess I feel I sit on a watershed for the computer savvy.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 31 May 2013, 9:56, Reply)

I've got a good 10 years on you, but I don't see that as an issue
other than like you I can remember the days when it was all paper and what computers there were lived in buildings of their own cos they were enormous.

Problem is people don't see a computer for what it is, just another tool, they see it as this shiny magic box that should do their work for them without any need for them to think (this is how Apple have been so successful as they have come the closest to this) Soon as it doesn't they whinge like fuck.

If your job involved spending all day using a power tool, you'd expect to know how to use it properly and safely - I just think the same should apply to computers.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:09, Reply)

your last example isn't valid at all, really
A computer is a meaningless distraction and side-tool for most jobs that just simply happens to be the most convenient method to communicate and produce documents.

Complaining that (for instance) Nakers or I should be more computer litereate is like complaining that your doctor is shit at his job because he doesn't know how to rebuild the gearbox on his Saab.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:16, Reply)

Why do all architects and doctors drive Saabs?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:19, Reply)

Because they aren't BMWs, Mercs or Audis.
And they aren't quite seen as the admission of defeat that a Volvo is.

It used to be Audis or Saabs. But now Audis are without a single exception driven by cunts, Mercs and BMWs are out still and Volvos are cooler and Saab is gone. So I guess they all drive Volvos now.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:40, Reply)

Most of the people I deal with spend 90% or more work time on the PC.
If you spend a lot less than that, then your need is less accordingly, but it would still be a help.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:40, Reply)

Still not really relevant.
I spend a large proportion of my time in an office. Doesn't mean that I should know how to design or build one.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 31 May 2013, 10:42, Reply)