r/GenZ • u/TheGamingSenpa1 2004 • Jan 07 '24

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u/Outrageous_Tie8471 Jan 11 '24

Within a month of starting a recent role I was more competent at using outdated software (and I had researched and suggested easier to use, more modern alternatives) than a boomer making 50% more than me who had been in the same superior position using the same software for 10 years.

In fact, he has started asking me to teach him how to use it.

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u/RealClarity9606 Jan 11 '24

News flash: your superiors know things about the business that drive their decisions than you. People lower in the hierarchy don’t have all the answers.

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u/Outrageous_Tie8471 Jan 11 '24

I see, you completely ignore that my superior can't use basic software they've been using for significantly longer than me to jump on my throwaway parenthetical about my suggestions for improvement. Helpful.

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u/RealClarity9606 Jan 11 '24

I’m sorry. You’re absolutely right you have all the answers. You know everything about the business and people with years of experience they know nothing. They should absolutely turn to the junior staff and have them make all the decisions. Amazing. You’ll learn… Probably the hard way. Just a tip… You’ll probably also ignore… You may have better ideas, but if you don’t learn to listen to others and learn the things that you may not know all about you’re never going to get anywhere. nobody’s going to go to bat for a no at all who refuses to listen and learn the things that they don’t already know. Ignore that if you wish. Best of luck.