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Canadians’ views on retirement are shifting dramatically, with the idea of retiring at age 65 being one of the early casualties. Read more.

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[–] Muffi@programming.dev 25 points 5 months ago (3 children)

They haven't had a 65 year old for a colleague yet. Just wait until they've helped their 60+ y/o colleagues disable Caps Lock for the 50th time.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 14 points 5 months ago

In all fairness, there are Boomers out there who are tech-literate. Thing is, they only call for help when they have a real problem, so it's the other ones we remember.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just wait until they’ve helped their 60+ y/o colleagues disable Caps Lock for the 50th time.

You have no idea how much rage you just unlocked.

[–] pbjamm 4 points 5 months ago

You need to press the RageLock key to fix that.

[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is a really easy fix for that. A proper training program instead of just expecting that people are born with the necessary skills. Having worked IT in a variety of capacities, including training and end-user support, I'm pretty sure cluelessness is a function of training and experience, not age.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

These old dogs just need some new tricks!