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Older Workers Are Better At Adapting To New Technology, Study Finds (cio.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the generation-gaps dept.

"Don't let the millennial buzz fool you. Older workers handle and adapt to new systems better than younger people," writes CIO magazine. Slashdot reader itwbennett writes: A survey by London-based market research firm Ipsos Mori, sponsored by Dropbox, found that older workers are less likely to find using technology in the workplace stressful and experience less trouble working with multiple devices than the younger cohort.
Millennials "are used to using tech in their personal lives that's pretty darn good," suggests one Dropbox executive, "and that raises the expectations of what tech can be in their professional lives... So younger people will feel frustration at tools that are not up to snuff." Out of 4,000 information workers who were surveyed in the U.S. and Europe, 37% of the 18-34-year-old group reported trouble with multiple devices, compared to just 13% of respondents over 55.

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  1. That's not what it says by djsmiley · · Score: 3, Informative

    It says the old people are less likely to complain, and are happy to put up with shit.

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    1. Re:That's not what it says by GeekWithAKnife · · Score: 3, Informative


      Have you spoken to old people much? they bitch and moan and have a whole list of shit they don't like.

      Seems the key is patience. Older people have more patience. They are as unhappy to put up with "shit" as the next guy but they have patience that comes with experience.

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  2. Re:Generations by bws111 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Either you don't realize there is a difference between healthy older people and those with dementia, or you think all older people have dementia. Unless he had dementia, it is very unlikely your grandfather was 'completely baffled' by any of those things.

    A few weeks ago we had a party for my parents, and their friends were there. The ages ranged from 70 to 90. Almost all of them had cell phones, and many were taking pictures and posting them to Facebook. Of the ones that didn't have cell phones, some couldn't see well enough to use one, and one said it hurt his hands too much to hold one.

    Your comments about 'old people homes' are absurd. There are basically three types of 'od people homes': senior housing, assisted living, and nursing home. For the first two types, the residents CHOOSE to live there, so the facilities provide whatever amenities that will attract residents. OF COURSE they provide Internet service.

    But I guess when you say old people home, you mean nursing home. Those people are not there because they want to be, they are there because they can't care for themselves or make their own decisions. Some can't feed themselves, some can't use the bathroom, some don't even know their children's names. But you think if you wind up there a concern is going to be Internet access? Are you already insane?

  3. Re:Generations by thinkwaitfast · · Score: 3, Informative

    anything no wired to a wall,

    My grandfather's generation grew up with ham radios. He said all the kids used to do it.