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Work Rants 33w
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 33w

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 33w

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

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 33w

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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