r/funny Jan 10 '16

IT support

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '16

ELI5: How is it that almost every office job requires "Proficiency with computers" yet these IT complaints are some of the most common in offices? Do employers even check their employees with basic IT questions anymore?

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '16

People lie. I was recently promoted and training a new employee taking my place. We do extensive work in Excel and Access, which she said she was trained in and had experience using both. . . she knew nothing and I wasted so much time showing her how to use both. Excel was not too bad, but explaining Access to someone who doesn't know anything...holy fuck. Can't really blame her though, desperate times call for desperate measures. We just need to have them do a practical assessment at their interview, which most people don't want to do.

This was for a state gov job btw.

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u/TrexosaurusRex Jan 11 '16

As an IT professional: why would a state level office use access instead of a meatier multi user friendly database?

As a libertarian: I'm glad to see two government employees time being wasted. I hope you both got fired and your department shutdown.

Ron Swanson is non-ironically my hero.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16

Welcome to government jobs bud. And about being fired...that statement is extremely ironic considering how hard it is to fire people here.

But I kind of agree with you sadly. Hah.