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> Alignments. Bullets, bullet types. Margins. Sections. I mean, for white collar work this is the equivalent of making sure someone knows how to use a semi-col
by 3pt14159 5y ago
> Alignments. Bullets, bullet types. Margins. Sections.
I mean, for white collar work this is the equivalent of making sure someone knows how to use a semi-colon. It's a "skill" in scarequotes because basic proficiency is assumed and 99% of the time you don't need things to be pixel perfect and if you do you can figure it out on the fly.
Compare these things to, say, knowing when and how to use Excel Solver to give a non-inferior solution set. Or fiddling around to integrate remote data feeds into a sheet for daily automation.
- wlesieutre 5y ago> 99% of the time you don't need things to be pixel perfect and if you do you can figure it out on the fly You can figure it out on the fly, not everyone has that reaction to unfamiliar software
- bambax 5y agoI have seen people spend (waste) an incredible amount of time readjusting page breaks because they modify something at the start of a document and all the manual empty paragraphs they put here or there don't do what they want anymore. In fact it then becomes an infinite task because every little change breaks everything else. But yes, sure, most Excel users also have no clue you can import data using SQL or that you can set calculation to manual and calculate with F9.
- jamesliudotcc 5y agoYou say this. But 99% of lawyers do not know how to do these things.
- bashinator 5y agoWhat is it about doctors, lawyers, and really really basic computer proficiency?
- Scoundreller 5y agoTheir margins can be high enough to get away without squeezing out every efficiency known to humankind. A cardiologist that pays someone to follow them around all day for the computer stuff makes 5% less than the one that DIYs it all. (And possibly makes up for it in increased billing, but it can slow things down too, especially as the interfaces improve). There’s also a level of smugness about knowing a solution off the top of your head vs. Googling or researching it using subscribed DBs (by yourself or by your “law librarian”). Personally, I’m happy if my doctor googles a solution and goes by a recent review article written by specialists in that area rather than “top of heading” with what they learned in a Continuing Ed session, marketing session or school (if it was long enough ago).