Comment on How "Learn to Code" Backfired on a Whole Generation
IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks agoother techies I’ve worked with had humanities degrees
My sister, who’s been an occupational therapist, personal assistant and on other ‘soft’ jobs recently got hired as a helpdesk employee just for that reason. Apparently it’s easier to teach a humanist to reset M365 passwords and do simple troubleshooting than teach a techie on how to deal with humans (which is a major part of being an on-call support for anything).
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
She talks to the customers so the engineers don’t have to.
She has people skills. She is good at dealing with people.