Let it be decided that as our generation ascends to the tops of the corporate food chain, we make a rule that if you are still one-finger typing you cannot rise to any form of managerial position within our respective companies. If, while sitting at your computer, you form your hands into semi-fists with just your pointer fingers extending while you poke your way through sentences, you should be immediately sent to school to learn how to use this new-fangled technology we call telem'puters.I'm not saying you have to type 6,000 words per minute or anything, but how can anyone expect to be respected when it takes that person 10 minutes of hard work to send an email response of "Yes"? We live in the computer age, we should all be able to use said computers, or at a minimum be able to interact with them. And really computer keyboards are no different than the typewriters that proceeded them, so what's the issue with translating that skill to the scary thinking box?
That is all.
Oh, and yes, I did write this entire post without once staring at my keyboard in utter confusion while trying to find a letter. No, I'm not being elitist or pompous, just realistic. Basic skills have changed, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the object your hands spend at least 8 hours a day interacting with...
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