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[–] Telodzrum 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[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.

[–] poplargrove 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not a joke. Wolfe is both a genius crime solver with an official license and an almost total recluse who spends all his time in his house growing orchids and enjoying the hard work of his private chef.

He has a hard working assistant who brings Wolfe people to interrogate. Archie is the one who writes the stories and finds the clues, but it's Nero who actually solves the cases.

"The League of Frightened Men" by Rex Stout is one of the best of the series. It was originally published in 1932 and is still in print.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-league-of-frightened-men-rex-stout/7336709?ean=9780553762983

[–] poplargrove 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Interesting, will take a look.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago