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So, how exactly are you going to fire all of those people at the height of their power? Even if 50 year olds don't "get it", they have something that 20-35 yea
by JabavuAdams 13y ago
So, how exactly are you going to fire all of those people at the height of their power?
Even if 50 year olds don't "get it", they have something that 20-35 year olds don't -- power and influence within their organizations.
- 3pt14159 13y agoWe should never have let it get this far. Computers have been around for 50 years, nobody in the work force today should have thought that they could avoid them. So yes, after getting 50 year olds to sit down and mess around with a computer for a couple months to see if they can "get" it, they should be let go. We fundamentally hire people to do a job. When they can't effectively utilize technology they are holding back society. It would be better to put them on welfare or to have them transition to a lower tech position. I don't want the local police chief installing some browser spamware and having all the juvie records leaked.
- skriticos2 13y agoPersonal computers came later. I remember in the mid nineties when I was in my teens and bought my first PC. I was one of the few people in the village to have a PC. I imagine that people in their 40's and above got acquainted with computers in office settings when they were already adult. Adult non-geeks can be very resistant to change, especially repeated one.
- DasIch 13y agoA significant number of these people are probably Beamte[1], letting them go is not a possibility. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter
- jebblue 13y agoIt's clear from reading the comments people are making about older people shows that being technical does not aid one's level of wisdom.
- cube_yellow 13y agoThe future of civilization rests in the hands of people who can best use and control software. How's that for wisdom?