America's expectations for its leaders have always been low. We've had presidents who needed help with basic tech, and we were okay with it. But now, we face a terrifying prospect: a leader who might know how to convert a Word document to a PDF.
  • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    2 months ago

    My HR manager is also 60 and routinely publishes the company newsletter as a .docx.

    Nothing is a given in this life.

    • greenskye@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Also the new intern might not be able to do this either. There’s a surprisingly narrow age range where this skill set is expected

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      and routinely publishes the company newsletter as a .docx.

      This is good or bad?

      Using an easily editable format seems good. Microsoft though

      • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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        2 months ago

        A) Why would a newsletter need to be editable?

        B) The vast majority of our staff access the newsletter via their phones, and will not care to install an app just so they can read it.