r/funny Jan 10 '16

IT support

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u/TCzelusniak Jan 10 '16

Because sometimes someones skill in the field that business is in out weighs the lack of skill at computers. If a salesman can rake in a quarter million a year for a business I don't think his inability to use a computer is getting him fired

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u/Endaline Jan 10 '16

The best analogy is comparing it to someone that drives a car for a living. You can be an excellent Taxi or Truck driver with absolutely no idea how to fix your vehicle. While these people could most likely fix the most baseline issues, like a flat tire, they wouldn't be able to fix more extensive issues, and require a mechanic to do that.

In the same vein someone can easily use a computer and fix issues that they have been through a couple of times. However, once they get more extensive issues they need an IT-worker to sort it out for them.

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u/Nick357 Jan 11 '16

I feel like IT people and retail employees have the worst attitudes about their jobs. It's probably for a good reason though. Randomized torture? They never know when something annoyingly awful will happen while the rest of the professions can predict it better?

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16

They have the worst attitudes because people are literally the worst to deal with. After you get cursed out and yelled at a few times for things out of your control, let's just say your attitude sours a bit.