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What is something that is growing because of young people? (suppo.fi)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Inspired by a post I saw on AskReddit (which has now been removed). What is something you believe is growing because of young people?

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago* (9 children)

I had a degreed engineer ask me to help them tally the count of screen objects because they kept losing track. There were just over 10 items. I told them they needed to discuss the issue with their manager because clearly that’s a problem.

Dude, that's not someone who didn't learn to count, that's someone experiencing a cognitive issue or who has a learning disability. Don't be a dick. Just count the things. Please use your intact senses and faculties to help others when you have the opportunity.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    Even in the context that the person couldn't count easily called the it help desk, they could raise it as an accessibility issue.

    And the fun thing is, disability is the one minority group that anybody can join, if something bad happens to them, and making things more accessibile for the disabled usually improves the lives of everyone! Like curb cuts and elevators helping parents with strollers in greater numbers than the wheelchairs they are designed for.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    I have a son with Down Syndrome so I know about learning disabilities. It wasn't just that situation it was their whole approach to the job. As a hired engineer they get standardized training and then are expected to work on projects. This person (and many new recruits) would find that it was easier to call tech support, and then they'd ask us to complete the project and then and send the a file back. Thus me saying dude please talk with your manager.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (5 children)

    They get standardized training which does not accommodate their special needs and doesn't train them for what to do when they have special needs that are not being reasonably addressed by their workplace.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    Dude, i gave the extreme example to illustrate, but I have watched the change. The new recruits want others do do the work for them when they get stuck. Like i mentioned in other replies ut wasnt isokated to counting, it was expectation.

    My coworker was helping a guy who got stuck so was showing him the steps to solve instead of watching for next time he went on Insta. That's not learning disabilities it is expectation that somebody else finds out the fix.

    The person, as Engineer, asked IT to complete and engineering project for them, because they had another project due. Not only would that not be kosher for an engineering sign off, its also an ask that is ridiculous

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Okay, but that sounds like something entirely different, it sounds like they're cutting corners to do less work.

    New recruits understand their job doesn't matter and they shouldn't put in any more effort than they have to, it's the older people that think being an engineer is something to be proud of and put in the effort. What you're observing is engineers treating their jobs the same as every other worker, because this is how everyone without a college degree has been for decades.

    But that's distinct from someone who struggles with counting to ten, which can only be described as a disability.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    No, there is a difference between treating as just a 9-5 job, and wanting to sit and not do what you are contracted to do because you'd like somebody else without qualifications to do the work for you. Not only is that just being a shitry human it is negligence on an engineers part.

    As you work toward your PENG there are ethics and expectations of a Professional Engineer, and personal legal consequences if your work injures somebody by negligence.

    The counting person wasn't that they couldn't count past 10, it was that assemblies are 3d and you rotate them, zoom, hide/show parts etc, and they couldn't figure out how to tally without losing track. A problem solver (which is what an Engineer is supposed to be) even with a disability, would jot on a notepad with components names already selected/counted, or simple tally marks as they went.

    As I mentioned this wasn't a person stuggling with a disability (because I have worked with many) it was somebody that had come up through a system that did it for them and assumed that's how you just keep going in life. Maybe chatgpt did their homework, maybe they had charm and had others do everything for them. But its been a common. Thing more recently especially COVID onwards.

    We even had one guy make up support ticket numbers and pretend he was working hard all day, meanwhile its instagram and random, browsing.

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