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Work Rants 12w
The one thing that irritates me the most is when older co-workers talk to me as if I’m slow and don’t know how to do my job…
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Anonymous 12w

I felt this. I can’t stand co workers like that. Like I get we’re younger but that doesn’t mean we’re not smart enough to do a simple task. It makes me so angry.

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Anonymous 12w

I’m someone who is both still being mentored by older more experienced employees and sometimes trains newer (usually younger) employees. One thing I’ve realized is when I train, I don’t know what level of understanding is. So I tell them up front to lmk if they already know something but I also explain EVERYTHING so they don’t miss something because I didn’t tell them. From that experience I make sure to tell those above me when “I’m already familiar with x” so they know

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

Correction: *I don’t know what their level of understanding (competency is a better word) is

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

Oh yeah, I agree with this. It’s different if you’re learning at a new job. But I’ve been at this one for over 5 years and the person that was talking to me as if I was slow and didn’t know how to do my job has been there less than a year…

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

This is a great way to put it. I’m perfectly fine with going over everything but when it gets so basic to the point where I’m asked if I know how to wash my hands that’s when it becomes a problem. Unfortunately that really happened at one of my previous jobs. Like I get she was training me but i don’t need to be trained on how to wash my hands when I’m in my 20s.

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