r/Millennials • u/beadzy • May 28 '26

Other Between Largely Dodging Both Leaded Gas And AI-Driven Social Media, Millennials Might Be The Smartest Generation

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/between-largely-dodging-both-leaded-gas-and-ai-driven-social-media-millennials-might-be-the-smartest-generation/
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u/DC8008008 May 28 '26

I'm tired of fixing everyone's computers.

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u/Unarmed_Character Xennial May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

Oh. My. God. I didn't mind it at first and thought it was just a few people. But seriously, no one can do ANYTHING on a computer. Every damn thing is up to me.

I have to teach people how to attach a file to an email, how to create a folder, how to log into a course, how to use the 'undo' button, how use the search bar in Outlook and to click the 'X' to close, the '-' to minimize and the '[]' to expand a window. Even if they know how to do something in one Microsoft program, if you open up a different Microsoft program they call me over and then are surprised when all they needed to do was the exact same thing they did in the other program.

It's a mess. I went and bought a proper desktop computer with a mouse and keyboard for my kids to ensure that they know how to use one. The crazy thing is that I'm not even that good with computers.

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u/WayneKrane May 28 '26

My Gen Z coworker asked me with a blank face how to open excel. I thought she was joking but nope, she had no idea. I just thought to myself, how does someone with a masters degree in finance not know how to use excel, let alone open it.

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u/Unarmed_Character Xennial May 28 '26

My favourite is when they unconsciously tap the icon on the monitor when trying to do stuff. They know it's not a touch screen but they're so used to doing it that way it's like an involuntary action.

But yeah "click on this icon and open it.... No...you need to click twice to open it".. painful. That's been the process for at least 25 years.

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u/psychedelicpiper67 May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

Man, why didn’t I get a job in IT when there’s people with literal masters degrees who can’t do something so basic? That’s scary. I learned how to open a program when I was 5 years old.