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5 questions a teenage kid might ask if starting work at your business today
by
Mike Sarokin
- Why can’t I access my favorite websites at work like facebook and myspace?
Since you aren’t familiar with those sites, you do a quick google search and find out those sites are social networking sites. Now that you know what a social networking site is you aren’t sure why they are important. You respond by saying that you can access a person’s profile in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. You are proud of your answer.
- What is that big thing on the ceiling in the conference room?
You explain that is the old computer projection device that was used to project from a PC to the wall. You further explain that today we use small projection devices like those from infocus and this device is no longer used. However, you still can’t explain why it is still attached to the ceiling.
- Why do I need this big phone on my desk? I have a mobile phone with unlimited minutes.
You start to give all the normal reasons like the phone is so others can talk to you and that it has important features like call forwarding. As you start your explanation you realize that the mobile phone has the same features. Instead you change your explanation to the mobile phone reception is not good in the building.
- Why can’t I instant message my friends that are not with the company?
Finally you have a good answer to one of the teen’s questions. You explain it is for security purposes because instant messaging is not safe. As the teen shows a puzzled look you realize that wasn’t much of an answer.
- Why don’t I have a laptop like home? This desktop you provided takes up so much room in my small cubicle.
You start to respond about the cost difference between a laptop and a PC but realize that several hundred dollar savings over a multiyear period isn’t a good answer. Instead you reply with “do you want a laptop or a tablet?”.
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