• Poplar?@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Strange judging only by how good they are with computers. They might have some other valuable skills that gets them paid highly.

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, it’s like judging a Ferrari owner for not knowing how to change the oil…

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        1 month ago

        This is not a fair comparision imo. There is an assumption that salary is corellated with experience/knowledge/being useful. Fairer comparision would be judging Ferrari mechanic for not knowing how to change oil

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          I guess I’ll start screening my surgeons, attorneys, and accountants for how well they know how to use Zoom. This seems reasonable.

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            I mean I agree with the general sentiment.

            However, I also understand the previous commenter’s reasoning (or not…I might be shoving words in their mouth).

            I think, especially in today’s world where basic technical competence is essentially a must, that in order to perform your job duties to a certain level of standard expected by your client or employer, you need to be able to perform basic technical problem solving. And I think this includes being able to figure out how to google “screen share, Windows”. And this includes many professions.

            Surgeon? Maybe not. I just want to have a good surgeon.

            But attorney and accountant? I would expect that if information needed to be shared with me, especially with urgency, that they would be able to confidently do so quickly, which may include setting up a quick zoom call (use Jitsi people!).

            So actually I disagree with you- I actually may screen out certain professions if they show they lack basic technical competence, like setting up a video call, or creating a spreadsheet.

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              30 days ago

              Googling ‘screen share, Windows’ takes longer than asking the people you are in a call with already though

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            [off topic?]

            One of my favorite fictional detectives is Nero Wolfe. In one of the stories he asks his assistant if the morgue is open all night.

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          By that reasoning knowing how to screen share is crucial knowledge for all high-paid jobs

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      30 days ago

      You are paid according to your responsibilities, not your skills. Well, partially for your skills, but it’s not the be-all end-all of your salary.

      Sadly, after a certain point, people become so rich that they can skirt their responsibilities, which is problematic, but that’s a separate thread.