>all the employees over 50 can’t tell the difference between the Dev team and IT support. They have no clue, and explaining it to them is impossible. This is c

>all the employees over 50 can’t tell the difference between the Dev team and IT support. They have no clue, and explaining it to them is impossible. This is called performative[0] ignorance, in the world view of the person interacting with you they are a senior person (older, longer time with the company) and you are a junior person (younger, less tenure) so it is their place to assign you tasks. The world has moved on but this whole "I don't know computers" act allows them to preserve their self perceived social status. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performativity