When Technology Calls You Stupid

Okay, this weekend’s fight with technology was a little too much. We had to master the “diaper system” and coffee pot. Remember when we used to use a diaper pail? Lift the lid, put the diaper in, close lid. It was simple and easy. Now you have to put the diaper on the disc and figure out that you pull the handle all the way to the other side and the diaper will automatically drop into the pail. What was wrong with just lifting the lid?? I won’t go into the coffee pot, but what’s wrong with an on/off switch period? And don’t get me started on smart phones. We upgraded our Droids before we left on vacation last summer and spent the 5 1/2 weeks learning how to use them! What we found out was that the tech support at the cell company and manufacturer don’t know how to work them either. So what has this got to do with business? What do you do when you come up against a piece of technology that you need, but tends to tell you you’re stupid now and then? Resist smashing it to bits, calm down, read the manual, call tech support and sooner or later you will figure it out for yourself. Yes, you will overcome. After all we are now disposing of our grandkids diapers appropriately, making good coffee and have mastered the smart phones!

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