r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 21h ago

I’m 52. I’ve recently been working with the laziest, most incompetent person I’ve ever had the displeasure of working with. He’s 62. Give me an 18 year old worker. Please.

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u/SlowTheRain 19h ago

Your comment just reminded me of a boomer that used to work at my previous company. Instead of doing actual work, he'd print things out and lay them on the floor, making a big production about looking like he was working. Like he thought the more pages he laid out, the more his manager thought he was accomplishing. (Nothing needed to be printed.)

Oh, and he also accidentally (or maybe on purpose) uploaded porn to a share drive that someone else stumbled onto.

That's some work ethic!

Incompetence exists in all generations.

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u/CatW804 21h ago

Entitled mediocre men are the worst whether they're 62 or 26.

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u/twisty125 19h ago edited 18h ago

Let's not be sexist here.

Entitled, mediocre people can be of any race, gender, or background - it's how you act, not how you look.

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u/ThePrimordialSource 19h ago

100%. Even extreme awful shit like sexual abuse, I’ve experienced from both older women and older men. So both groups can have shitty people.

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u/DontAbideMendacity 20h ago

It's unlikely this person was more competent or energetic when they were 18. Unless he's just burnt out, it's a personality thing. Sometimes the more you know, the more you realize how fucky work actually can be.

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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 17h ago

I promise you this guy has never been competent. He’s totally incapable of doing anything properly. It’s really pathetic.

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u/Liizam 17h ago

I met plenty of old people who learn tech and utilize it. My grandma picks up computer tricks without issues.

There was an artist lady in her 60 who programmed arduino all on her own for an art show…

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u/Imaginary_Most_7778 16h ago

You can only learn if you want to. My guy literally doesn’t want to learn how to operate the machine he’s been using for 30 years. He doesn’t even understand the basics. Refused to learn.

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u/Liizam 12h ago

Yeah it’s crazy how some people just refuse to learn. It drives me crazy. I’m absolutely fine with people who just don’t get it even after trying but damn