Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl Leah said: when someone says ‘I don’t use social media. No one wants to know what I had for breakfast! *chortle*’ I hear, ‘I don’t have the vaguest interest in understanding how an increasing number of citizens get information or choose to interact.’ That's a fair comment, but the reality is that some of the greyer people in the world (not just in the public sector) have the perception that social media is all about sharing what I had for breakfast or watched on the telly. Then they hear about users being trolled and their disinterest becomes aversion. Their lack of understanding may extend to having never seen Facebook or Twitter etc. and having absolutely no idea how to benefit from using either. Some, no doubt, have concerns about privacy and security, about how to avoid objectionable content. If it's important for your job to know how to use a computer then it's for your employer to train you (or recruit staff who already know how to use one). Laying the failure of employers to adequately train staff at the door of those staff is simply wrong 0 Reply as... Canslo Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl Nope. It has always been the case that an indiviual's personal development is their own responsiblity, whether we are talking about computers or not. What sets technology apart is the apparent pride in which some people seem to take in their ignorance. It's fine for people not to know about something, but if they reject the opportunity to learn about it, or lack the curiosity to find out more for themselves, then they probably aren't a gerat fit for the modern workplace. 1 Reply as... Canslo Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Seriously? So a user who has no interest in using social media outside the workplace (or SQL server or Excel) should invest their own time (and posibbly money)? What sets technology apart is the arrogance that makes those who are capable users assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable them. 0 Reply as... Canslo Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Somehow my reply disappeared when I edited a typo. So here it is (paraphrased) again :) Seriously? So someone who has no interest outside work in using social media (or SQL Server or Excel) should invest their own time and possibly money? What sets technology apart is that some capable users are so arrogant as to assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable as them. The attitude that you're exhibiting is precisely why some older people stay away from social media. 0 Reply as... Canslo Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl I don't think that believing that an individual is responsible for their own personal development is arrogant. Whether it's computer-related or not, it is up to people to ensure that they are comfortable using the tools to do work in the modern workplace, whatever that might mean for their individual context. I think Leah's article, and certainly my comments, are anyhow directed more at those people who claim their ignorance as a badge of honour - the "oh, I don't do email" etc viewpoint. It's actually nothing to do with social media (or indeed age) and everything to do with an individual's curiosity and willingness to find things out, learn, and experiment. Precisely the kind of attitudes I would always look for in a person if I am hiring. 1 Reply as... Canslo
Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl Nope. It has always been the case that an indiviual's personal development is their own responsiblity, whether we are talking about computers or not. What sets technology apart is the apparent pride in which some people seem to take in their ignorance. It's fine for people not to know about something, but if they reject the opportunity to learn about it, or lack the curiosity to find out more for themselves, then they probably aren't a gerat fit for the modern workplace. 1 Reply as... Canslo Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Seriously? So a user who has no interest in using social media outside the workplace (or SQL server or Excel) should invest their own time (and posibbly money)? What sets technology apart is the arrogance that makes those who are capable users assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable them. 0 Reply as... Canslo Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Somehow my reply disappeared when I edited a typo. So here it is (paraphrased) again :) Seriously? So someone who has no interest outside work in using social media (or SQL Server or Excel) should invest their own time and possibly money? What sets technology apart is that some capable users are so arrogant as to assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable as them. The attitude that you're exhibiting is precisely why some older people stay away from social media. 0 Reply as... Canslo Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl I don't think that believing that an individual is responsible for their own personal development is arrogant. Whether it's computer-related or not, it is up to people to ensure that they are comfortable using the tools to do work in the modern workplace, whatever that might mean for their individual context. I think Leah's article, and certainly my comments, are anyhow directed more at those people who claim their ignorance as a badge of honour - the "oh, I don't do email" etc viewpoint. It's actually nothing to do with social media (or indeed age) and everything to do with an individual's curiosity and willingness to find things out, learn, and experiment. Precisely the kind of attitudes I would always look for in a person if I am hiring. 1 Reply as... Canslo
Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Seriously? So a user who has no interest in using social media outside the workplace (or SQL server or Excel) should invest their own time (and posibbly money)? What sets technology apart is the arrogance that makes those who are capable users assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable them. 0 Reply as... Canslo
Tim Pinder Dave Briggs 6 Years yn ôl Somehow my reply disappeared when I edited a typo. So here it is (paraphrased) again :) Seriously? So someone who has no interest outside work in using social media (or SQL Server or Excel) should invest their own time and possibly money? What sets technology apart is that some capable users are so arrogant as to assume that everyone wants or needs to be as capable as them. The attitude that you're exhibiting is precisely why some older people stay away from social media. 0 Reply as... Canslo Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl I don't think that believing that an individual is responsible for their own personal development is arrogant. Whether it's computer-related or not, it is up to people to ensure that they are comfortable using the tools to do work in the modern workplace, whatever that might mean for their individual context. I think Leah's article, and certainly my comments, are anyhow directed more at those people who claim their ignorance as a badge of honour - the "oh, I don't do email" etc viewpoint. It's actually nothing to do with social media (or indeed age) and everything to do with an individual's curiosity and willingness to find things out, learn, and experiment. Precisely the kind of attitudes I would always look for in a person if I am hiring. 1 Reply as... Canslo
Dave Briggs Tim Pinder 6 Years yn ôl I don't think that believing that an individual is responsible for their own personal development is arrogant. Whether it's computer-related or not, it is up to people to ensure that they are comfortable using the tools to do work in the modern workplace, whatever that might mean for their individual context. I think Leah's article, and certainly my comments, are anyhow directed more at those people who claim their ignorance as a badge of honour - the "oh, I don't do email" etc viewpoint. It's actually nothing to do with social media (or indeed age) and everything to do with an individual's curiosity and willingness to find things out, learn, and experiment. Precisely the kind of attitudes I would always look for in a person if I am hiring. 1 Reply as... Canslo